Belenois zochalia
Belenois zochalia | |
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Male B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Female B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Belenois |
Species: | B. zochalia |
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Belenois zochalia | |
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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
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.
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