Belenois gidica

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Belenois gidica
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Male B. g. abyssinica on Distephanus angulifolius flowers
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. gidica
Binomial name
Belenois gidica
(Godart, [1819])
Synonyms
  • Pieris gidicaGodart, 1819
  • Belenois occidentisButler, 1898
  • Pieris gidica f. tschadicaAurivillius, 1910
  • Pieris gidica var. sulphureaGaede, 1916
  • Pieris gidica f. masculinaHulstaert, 1924
  • Anapheis gidica gidica f. albataTalbot, 1929
  • Anapheis gidica gidica f. aridaTalbot, 1929
  • Pieris abyssinicaLucas, 1852
  • Pinacopteryx doubledayiWallengren, 1857
  • Pinacopteryx westwoodiWallengren, 1857
  • Pieris allicaOberthür, 1878
  • Pieris gidica var. westwoodi ab. simplexRebel, 1914
  • Pieris gidica var. pallidaGaede, 1916
  • Pieris gidica abyssinica f. texturataUngemach, 1932
  • Pieris gidica abyssinica f. crassilineaUngemach, 1932
  • Anapheis gidica westwoodi f. nigrescensTalbot, 1943
  • Anapheis gidica westwoodi f. nigrifusaTalbot, 1943
  • Anapheis gidica westwoodi f. masformisTalbot, 1943
  • Anapheis gidica westwoodi f. subochraceaTalbot, 1943
  • Anapheis gidica occidentalis ab. deficiensDufrane, 1947
  • Glycestha gidica westwoodi f. androidesStorace, 1948
  • Anapheis gidica centralisStoneham, 1957
  • Pieris gidica hypoxanthaUngemach, 1932
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In Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

Belenois gidica, the African veined white or pointed caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. [1]

Contents

The wingspan is 40–55 millimetres (1.6–2.2 in) in males and 40–53 mm (1.6–2.1 in) in females. Its flight period is year-round. [2]

The larvae feed on Boscia , Capparis , and Maerua species. [1] [2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Belenois at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.


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