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Dixeia spilleri

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Spiller's (sulphur) yellow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Tribe:
Pierini
Genus:
Dixeia
Species:
D. spilleri
Binomial name
Dixeia spilleri
(Spiller, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Pieris spilleri Spiller, 1884
  • Pieris gallenga Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Dixeia spilleri f. flavalba Talbot, 1943
  • Dixeia spilleri f. nubila Berger, 1980

Dixeia spilleri the Spiller's (sulphur) yellow or Spiller's canary white,[1] is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is native to southern and eastern Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 33–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. Its flight period is year round.[1]

Larvae feed on Capparis species.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
  2. ^ a b Markku Savela's pages: Dixeia
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