Eronia leda - Autumn-leaf vagrant, Oranges-and-lemons

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Species details:

Notes: The images show a female.
Distribution: Nigeria, DRC, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 283.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 320.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Pieridae "Colotis" group, Online Encyclopaediap. 104.

Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Eronia leda .
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402900, retrieved 14 August 2026

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