Belenois zochalia
Appearance
Belenois zochalia | |
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Male B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Female B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Belenois |
Species: | B. zochalia
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Binomial name | |
Belenois zochalia | |
Synonyms | |
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Belenois zochalia, the forest white or forest caper white, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa.
The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas.[2]
The larvae feed on Capparis species, Maerua cafra and Maerua racemulosa.
Subspecies
[edit]- 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)
References
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- ^ Belenois at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.