Belenois subeida
| Northern caper white | |
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| Belenois subeida in Seitz (c) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Belenois |
| Species: | B. subeida
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| Belenois subeida | |
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Belenois subeida, the northern caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests and dense woodland.
The larvae feed on Capparis, Maerua and Ritchiea species.
Subspecies[]
- Belenois subeida subeida (Sudan, northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, northern Uganda)
- Belenois subeida frobeniusi (Strand, 1909) (Guinea, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, northern Cameroon)
- Belenois subeida hailo (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia)
- Belenois subeida sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890 (Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania)
References[]
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Wikispecies has information related to Belenois subeida. |
- ^ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1865
- Pierini
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder
- Taxa named by Rudolf Felder
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