Belenois theuszi
Species of butterfly
Central caper white | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Belenois |
Species: | B. theuszi |
Binomial name | |
Belenois theuszi (Dewitz, 1889)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Belenois theuszi, the central caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary, dense forest.
The larvae feed on Ritchiea species.
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- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 14
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