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Monday, 23 April 2018

18-4-2018 CHOBE NAT PARK, BOTSWANA - AFRICAN VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY (Belenois gidica ssp. abyssinica)


Belenois gidica, the African veined white or pointed caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.

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.

The larvae feed on Boscia, Capparis, and Maerua species.