Belenois margaritacea
| Belenois margaritacea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Belenois |
| Species: | B. margaritacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Belenois margaritacea Sharpe, 1891[1] | |
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Belenois margaritacea, Margarita's Caper White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis and Ritchiea species.
Subspecies
- Belenois margaritacea margaritacea (south-western Kenya)
- Belenois margaritacea intermedia Kielland, 1982 (eastern Tanzania)
- Belenois margaritacea kenyensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (south-eastern Kenya)
- Belenois margaritacea plutonica (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (Tanzania)
- Belenois margaritacea somereni (Talbot, 1928) (central Kenya)
References
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- ↑ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis