Nepheronia thalassina

Cambridge vagrant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Tribe:	Colotini
Genus:	Nepheronia
Species:	N. thalassina
Binomial name
	Nepheronia thalassina; (Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
	Pieris thalassina Boisduval, 1836; Eronia thalassina sinalata Suffert, 1904; Eronia thalassina f. hesione Stoneham, 1957; Eronia thalassina f. proserpina Stoneham, 1957; Eronia verulanus Ward, 1871;

Nepheronia thalassina, the Cambridge vagrant, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in southern Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 50–55 mm for males and 55–60 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round, peaking from February to May.^[2]

Subspecies

N. t. thalassina (Boisduval, 1836) (Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria)
N. t. sinalata (Suffert, 1904) (Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, eastern and northern Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa)
N. t. verulanus (Ward, 1871) (Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, northern Angola, northern Zambia)

^ ^a ^b Nepheronia, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b Woodhall, Steve. (2005) Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publ.

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