Belenois gidica
Species of butterfly
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Belenois gidica, the African veined white or pointed caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.[1]
| Belenois gidica | |
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| Male B. g. abyssinica on Distephanus angulifolius flowers | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Belenois |
| Species: | B. gidica |
| Binomial name | |
| Belenois gidica (Godart, [1819]) | |
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The wingspan is 40–55 millimetres (1.6–2.2 in) in males and 40–53 mm (1.6–2.1 in) in females. Its flight period is year-round.[2]
The larvae feed on Boscia, Capparis, and Maerua species.[1][2]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- B. g. gidica (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, northern Nigeria, Niger)
- B. g. hypoxantha (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia)
- B. g. abyssinica (Lucas, 1852) (Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini)
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