Belenois zochalia
"Forest white" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Appias aegis.
"Forest caper white" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Belenois theora.
Belenois zochalia | |
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Male B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
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Female B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Belenois |
Species: | B. zochalia |
Binomial name | |
Belenois zochalia (Boisduval, 1836)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Belenois zochalia, the forest white or forest caper white, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in Africa.
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
- B. z. zochalia (South Africa, Zimbabwe)
- B. z. agrippinides (Holland, 1896) (Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda)
- B. z. connexiva (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (highlands of Cameroon)
- B. z. galla (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia)
- B. z. camerounica Bernardi, 1966 (Nigeria to Cameroon)
References
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