Biology:Belenois margaritacea

Short description: Species of butterfly

Margarita's caper white
Belenois margaritacea kenyensis - Coast Province, Kenya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Belenois
Species:	B. margaritacea
Binomial name
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe, 1891
Synonyms
Pieris margaritacea somereni Talbot, 1928 Pieris margaritacea kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1927 Pieris margaritacea plutonica Joicey & Talbot, 1927

Belenois margaritacea, the Margarita's caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis and Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

• B. m. margaritacea (south-western Kenya)
• B. m. intermedia Kielland, 1982 (eastern Tanzania)
• B. m. kenyensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (south-eastern Kenya)
• B. m. plutonica (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (Tanzania)
• B. m. somereni (Talbot, 1928) (central Kenya)

External links

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3224026 entry