Belenois margaritacea

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.

Margarita's caper white
Belenois margaritacea kenyensis - Coast Province, Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

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". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07.


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