Biology:Belenois theuszi

Short description: Species of butterfly

Central caper white
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Belenois
Species:	B. theuszi
Binomial name
Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)
Synonyms
Pieris theuszi Dewitz, 1889 Pieris theuszi var. semialba Aurivillius, 1895 Pieris theuszi ab. semimaculata Strand, 1913 Pieris theuszi var. hypermaculata Strand, 1913 Pieris theuszi ab. perimagia Strand, 1913 Pieris theuszi ab. reducta Birket-Smith, 1960

Belenois theuszi, the central caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. The habitat consists of primary, dense forest.

The larvae feed on Ritchiea species.

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 14

Wikidata ☰ Q2688843 entry