Biology:Dixeia spilleri
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Spiller's (sulphur) yellow | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Dixeia |
Species: | D. spilleri
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Binomial name | |
Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
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Dixeia spilleri the Spiller's (sulphur) yellow or Spiller's canary white,[1] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to southern and eastern Africa.[2]
The wingspan is 33–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round.[1]
Larvae feed on Capparis species.[1][2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q783242 entry
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