Dixeia spilleri

Spiller's (Sulphur) Yellow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Pierini
Genus: Dixeia
Species: D. spilleri
Binomial name
Dixeia spilleri
(Spiller, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Pieris spilleri Spiller, 1884
  • Pieris gallenga Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Dixeia spilleri f. flavalba Talbot, 1943
  • Dixeia spilleri f. nubila Berger, 1980

The Spiller's (Sulphur) Yellow or Spiller's Canary White[1] (Dixeia spilleri) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family and is native to southern and eastern Africa.[2]

Wingspan is 33–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.[1]

Larvae feed on Capparis species.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Markku Savela's pages: Dixeia