Belenois gidica

Belenois gidica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species: B. gidica
Binomial name
Belenois gidica
(Godart, [1819])
Synonyms
  • Pieris gidica Godart, 1819
  • Belenois occidentis Butler, 1898
  • Pieris gidica f. tschadica Aurivillius, 1910
  • Pieris gidica var. sulphurea Gaede, 1916
  • Pieris gidica f. masculina Hulstaert, 1924
  • Anapheis gidica gidica f. albata Talbot, 1929
  • Anapheis gidica gidica f. arida Talbot, 1929
  • Pieris abyssinica Lucas, 1852
  • Pinacopteryx doubledayi Wallengren, 1857
  • Pinacopteryx westwoodi Wallengren, 1857
  • Pieris allica Oberthür, 1878
  • Pieris gidica var. westwoodi ab. simplex Rebel, 1914
  • Pieris gidica var. pallida Gaede, 1916
  • Pieris gidica abyssinica f. texturata Ungemach, 1932
  • Pieris gidica abyssinica f. crassilinea Ungemach, 1932
  • Anapheis gidica westwoodi f. nigrescens Talbot, 1943
  • Anapheis gidica westwoodi f. nigrifusa Talbot, 1943
  • Anapheis gidica westwoodi f. masformis Talbot, 1943
  • Anapheis gidica westwoodi f. subochracea Talbot, 1943
  • Anapheis gidica occidentalis ab. deficiens Dufrane, 1947
  • Glycestha gidica westwoodi f. androides Storace, 1948
  • Anapheis gidica centralis Stoneham, 1957
  • Pieris gidica hypoxantha Ungemach, 1932

Belenois gidica, the African Veined White or Pointed Caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.[1]

The wingspan is 40–55 millimetres (1.6–2.2 in) in males and 40–53 mm (1.6–2.1 in) in females. Flight period is year-round.[2]

The larvae feed on Boscia, Capparis, and Maerua species.[1][2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. 2.0 2.1 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.

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