Showing posts with label AFRICAN VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY (Belenois gidica ssp. abyssinica). Show all posts
Showing posts with label AFRICAN VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY (Belenois gidica ssp. abyssinica). Show all posts
Tuesday, 23 July 2019
Saturday, 3 November 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.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
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)
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.
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