Belenois zochalia

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Belenois zochalia
Forest White male 20 03 2011 2.JPG
Male B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Forest White female 20 03 2011 2.JPG
Female B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. zochalia
Binomial name
Belenois zochalia
(Boisduval, 1836) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris zochaliaBoisduval, 1836
  • Pieris agrippinidesHolland, 1896
  • Pieris hyomaBoisduval, 1836
  • Pieris zochalia var. immaculataWichgraf, 1913
  • Pieris zochalia var. pondoanaNeustetter, 1916
  • Pieris zochalia var. pondoana ab. flavipennisNeustetter, 1916
  • Pieris zochalia f. reductaLe Doux, 1923
  • Pieris zochalia f. griseaLe Doux, 1923
  • Pieris zochalia f. ellyLe Doux, 1923
  • Belenois zochalia f. silvanoStoneham, 1957
  • Belenois zochalia f. marjoriaStoneham, 1957
  • Belenois formosaButler, 1898
  • Belenois zochalia var. ochraceaHeron, 1909
  • Pieris zochalia ab. brykiAurivillius, 1925
  • Belenois zochalia agrippinides f. latilimbalisTalbot, 1943
  • Belenois zochalia f. veronicaStoneham, 1957
  • Pieris crawshayi connexivaJoicey & Talbot, 1927
  • Belenois zochalia camerunicaBernardi, 1966
  • Pieris zochalia gallaUngemach, 1932
  • Pieris zochalia depunctataUngemach, 1932

Belenois zochalia, the forest white or forest caper white, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa.

Side view of female B. z. zochalia Forest White female 20 03 2011 3.JPG
Side view of female B. z. zochalia

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

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References

  1. ↑ Belenois at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  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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