Spiller's (sulphur) yellow | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Dixeia |
Species: | D. spilleri |
Binomial name | |
Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884) | |
Synonyms | |
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Dixeia spilleri the Spiller's (sulphur) yellow or Spiller's canary white, [1] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. 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]
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Black-veined white may refer to
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Dixeia capricornus, the Capricorn white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and Angola. The habitat consists of forests.
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