Biology:Belenois subeida

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Northern caper white
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Belenois subeida in Seitz (c)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. subeida
Binomial name
Belenois subeida
(Felder & Felder, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris subeida Felder & Felder, 1865
  • Belenois instabilis Butler, 1888
  • Belenois subeida subeida f. demarginata Talbot, 1943
  • Pieris frobeniusi Strand, 1909
  • Pieris zoraida Gaede, 1915
  • Belenois subeida voltaensis Talbot, 1943
  • Pieris calypso hailo Ungemach, 1932
  • Pieris calypso f. ochracea Ungemach, 1932
  • Pieris calypso f. hiemalis Ungemach, 1932
  • Belenois subeida hiemalis Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois subeida hiemalis f. auristriga Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890
  • Belenois instabilis f. arens Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois subeida f. circe Stoneham, 1957
  • Belenois subeida f. ignescens Stoneham, 1957
  • Belenois subeida f. galatea Stoneham, 1957
  • Belenois subeida f. achaeus Stoneham, 1957

Belenois subeida, the northern caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests and dense woodland.

The larvae feed on Capparis, Maerua and Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

  • Belenois subeida subeida (Sudan, northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, northern Uganda)
  • Belenois subeida frobeniusi (Strand, 1909) (Guinea, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, northern Cameroon)
  • Belenois subeida hailo (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia)
  • Belenois subeida sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890 (Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2349678 entry