Biology:Belenois solilucis

Short description: Species of butterfly

Yellow caper white
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Belenois
Species:	B. solilucis
Binomial name
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Synonyms
Pseudopontia sulphurescens Capronnier, 1889 Mylothris caere Rogenhofer, 1890 Mylothris agylla Rogenhofer, 1890 Phrissura narcissus Butler, 1898 Pieris glucki Suffert, 1904 Pieris abti Suffert, 1904 Pieris frommi Strand, 1911 Pieris solilucis var. subornata Schultze, 1914 Pieris theuszi ab. ochracea Aurivillius, 1925 Pieris theuszi ab. albida Aurivillius, 1925 Belenois solilucis f. citronata Talbot, 1943 Belenois solilucis f. incitronata Talbot, 1943 Belenois solilucis f. oesypera Talbot, 1943 Pieris solilucis var. loveni Aurivillius, 1921 Pieris solilucis f. sabulosa Joicey and Talbot, 1921 Pieris solilucis f. appioides Ungemach, 1932 Pieris solilucis f. hemichrysa Ungemach, 1932 Belenois solilucis f. marginepuncta Talbot, 1943 Belenois solilucis f. telephassa Stoneham, 1957 Belenois solilucis f. coronis Stoneham, 1957 Belenois solilucis f. daphne Stoneham, 1957 Belenois solilucis f. procis Stoneham, 1957 Belenois solilucis f. eurydice Stoneham, 1957

Belenois solilucis, the yellow caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland to sub-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Capparis tomentosa, Ritchiea and Maerua species.

Subspecies

• Belenois solilucis solilucis (south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, northern Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Belenois solilucis loveni (Aurivillius, 1921) (north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, southern Sudan, south-western Ethiopia, western Kenya, western Tanzania)

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 12
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 14
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 15 as glucki

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