Belenois victoria

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Victoria white
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Belenois victoria victoria male - Kakamega County, Kenya
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. victoria
Binomial name
Belenois victoria
Dixey, 1915 [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris crawshayi f. boguensoidesJoicey and Talbot, 1927
  • Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. andromorphaJoicey and Talbot, 1927
  • Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. bicolorJoicey and Talbot, 1927
  • Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. nigrimaculaJoicey and Talbot, 1927
  • Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. unicolorJoicey and Talbot, 1927
  • Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. chromiphoraJoicey and Talbot, 1927
  • Pieris elgonensisNeustetter, 1929
  • Belenois victoria f. dixeyiStoneham, 1932
  • Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. kivuensisJoicey and Talbot, 1927
  • Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. holochromaJoicey and Talbot, 1927

Belenois victoria, the Victoria white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests.

The larvae feed on Capparis tomentosa , Ritchiea and Maerua 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.