Biology:Belenois theora

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Forest caper white
Forest caper white (Belenois theora theora) male.jpg
male B. t. theora
Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. theora
Binomial name
Belenois theora
(Doubleday, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris theora Doubleday, 1846
  • Pieris paroreia Hewitson, 1869
  • Pieris sylvarum Mabille, 1890
  • Belenois theora theora f. brevimacula Talbot, 1943
  • Pieris theora var. laeta Weymer, 1903
  • Pieris lortzingi Suffert, 1904
  • Belenois theora lortzingi f. lacteola Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois theora parvimacula Talbot, 1943
  • Pieris theora ratheo Suffert, 1904
  • Pieris theora ab. concolor Aurivillius, 1899
  • Pieris theora ab. maculata Aurivillius, 1899
  • Pieris theora ab. obscurata Hulstaert, 1924
  • Pieris theora weidholzi Rebel, 1930
  • Belenois theora concolor f. sulfurata Talbot, 1943

Belenois theora, the forest caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of woodland and forest margins.

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

Subspecies

  • B. t. theora Sierra Leone to Nigeria
  • B. t. ratheo (Suffert, 1904) Central African Republic
  • B. t. laeta (Weymer, 1903)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2421272 entry