Belenois subeida

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. The habitat consists of forests and dense woodland.

Northern caper white
Belenois subeida in Seitz (c)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Belenois
Species:	B. subeida
Binomial name
Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder, 1865)
Synonyms
Pieris subeida Felder & Felder, 1865 Belenois instabilis Butler, 1888 Belenois subeida subeida f. demarginata Talbot, 1943 Pieris frobeniusi Strand, 1909 Pieris zoraida Gaede, 1915 Belenois subeida voltaensis Talbot, 1943 Pieris calypso hailo Ungemach, 1932 Pieris calypso f. ochracea Ungemach, 1932 Pieris calypso f. hiemalis Ungemach, 1932 Belenois subeida hiemalis Talbot, 1943 Belenois subeida hiemalis f. auristriga Talbot, 1943 Belenois sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890 Belenois instabilis f. arens Talbot, 1943 Belenois subeida f. circe Stoneham, 1957 Belenois subeida f. ignescens Stoneham, 1957 Belenois subeida f. galatea Stoneham, 1957 Belenois subeida f. achaeus Stoneham, 1957

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)

External links

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 13