Belenois zochalia

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Scientific name Belenois zochalia		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Belenois Rank Species

Similar Belenois thysa, Belenois solilucis, Belenois creona, Dixeia doxo, Dixeia pigea

Belenois zochalia, the forest white or forest caper white, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in Africa.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas.

The larvae feed on Capparis species, Maerua cafra and Maerua racemulosa.

Subspecies

B. z. zochalia (South Africa, Zimbabwe)

B. z. agrippinides (Holland, 1896) (Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda)

B. z. connexiva (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (highlands of Cameroon)

B. z. galla (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia)

B. z. camerounica Bernardi, 1966 (Nigeria to Cameroon)

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