Belenois margaritacea

Margarita's caper white
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Belenois
Species: B. margaritacea
Binomial name
Belenois margaritacea
Sharpe, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris margaritacea somereni Talbot, 1928
  • Pieris margaritacea kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1927
  • Pieris margaritacea plutonica Joicey & Talbot, 1927

Belenois margaritacea, the Margarita's caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis and Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

  • B. m. margaritacea (south-western Kenya)
  • B. m. intermedia Kielland, 1982 (eastern Tanzania)
  • B. m. kenyensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (south-eastern Kenya)
  • B. m. plutonica (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (Tanzania)
  • B. m. somereni (Talbot, 1928) (central Kenya)

References

  1. ↑ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis


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