Belenois victoria

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Belenois
Similar Belenois solilucis, Belenois zochalia, Belenois antsianaka

Belenois victoria, the Victoria white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests.

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

Subspecies

Belenois victoria victoria (Kenya (highlands west of the Rift Valley), Uganda)

Belenois victoria hecqi Berger, 1953 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953 (western Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania)

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