Pinacopteryx

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Both Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia, in Senegal
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Pinacopteryx

Wallengren, 1857
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P. eriphia
Binomial name
Pinacopteryx eriphia
(Godart, [1819])
Synonyms
  • Pieris eriphiaGodart, [1819]
  • Herpaenia eriphia var. nyassaeLanz, 1896
  • Herpaenia eriphia var. mabilleiAurivillius, [1899]
  • Pieris [Herpaenia] callianiraMabille, 1899
  • Herpaenia melanargeButler, 1886
  • Herpaenia iterataButler, 1888
  • Pontia tritogeniaKlug, 1829
  • Herpaenia lacteipennisButler, 1876
  • Herpaenia eriphia var. stramineaAurivillius, 1904
  • Pinacopteryx eriphia witteiBerger, 1940

Pinacopteryx is a monotypic genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa containing Pinacopteryx eriphia, the zebra white. [1]

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The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 42–47 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. [2]

Larvae feed on Maerua cafra , Boscia species, Capparis oleoides , and Maerua triphylla . [1] [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. 1 2 Pinacopteryx 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.