Belenois margaritacea

Belenois margaritacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species: B. margaritacea
Binomial name
Belenois margaritacea
Sharpe, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris margaritacea somereni Talbot, 1928
  • Pieris margaritacea kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1927
  • Pieris margaritacea plutonica Joicey & Talbot, 1927

Belenois margaritacea, Margarita's Caper White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis and Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

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