Afrodryas leda

Autumn leaf vagrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Tribe:	Teracolini
Genus:	Afrodryas; Stoneham, 1957
Species:	A. leda
Binomial name
	Afrodryas leda; (Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
	Dryas leda Boisduval, 1847; Anthocharis tekoukoule Guérin-Méneville, 1849; Dryas wahlbergi Wallengren, 1857; Eronia trimeni Oberthür, 1878; Eronia leda cygnophila Suffert, 1904; Eronia leda pupillata Strand, 1911; Eronia leda var. inargyrata Gaede, 1916; Eronia leda f. trimeni ab. gomensis Dufrane, 1945; Eronia leda f. trimeni ab. flava Dufrane, 1945; Afodryas leda f. clytaemnestra Stoneham, 1957;

Afrodryas leda, the autumn leaf vagrant or orange-and-lemon, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 50–55 mm for males and 48–56 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn.^[2]

The larvae feed on Capparis tomentosa.^[2]

References

^ Eronia, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 15 as cygnophila
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[1] Eronia, funet.fi

[Woodhall-2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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Afrodryas leda

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