Belenois subeida

Updated on Dec 16, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Belenois
Similar Belenois solilucis, Belenois zochalia, Belenois calypso, Dixeia orbona, Belenois thysa

Belenois subeida, the northern caper white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests and dense woodland.

The larvae feed on Capparis, Maerua and Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

Belenois subeida subeida (Sudan, northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, northern Uganda)

Belenois subeida frobeniusi (Strand, 1909) (Guinea, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, northern Cameroon)

Belenois subeida hailo (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia)

Belenois subeida sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890 (Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania)

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