Belenois theuszi

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Central caper white
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. theuszi
Binomial name
Belenois theuszi
(Dewitz, 1889) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris theuszi Dewitz, 1889
  • Pieris theuszi var. semialba Aurivillius, 1895
  • Pieris theuszi ab. semimaculata Strand, 1913
  • Pieris theuszi var. hypermaculata Strand, 1913
  • Pieris theuszi ab. perimagia Strand, 1913
  • Pieris theuszi ab. reducta Birket-Smith, 1960

Belenois theuszi, the central caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. [2] The habitat consists of primary, dense forest.

The larvae feed on Ritchiea species.

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References

  1. Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-08.