Belenois victoria, the Victoria white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests.
| Victoria white | |
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| Belenois victoria victoria male - Kakamega County, Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Belenois |
| Species: | B. victoria
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| Binomial name | |
| Belenois victoria | |
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The larvae feed on Capparis tomentosa, Ritchiea and Maerua species.
Subspecies
edit- Belenois victoria victoria (Kenya (highlands west of the Rift Valley), Uganda)
- Belenois victoria hecqi Berger, 1953 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953 (western Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania)
References
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- ^ 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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