Belenois victoria
Species of butterfly
Victoria white | |
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Belenois victoria victoria male - Kakamega County, Kenya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Belenois |
Species: | B. victoria |
Binomial name | |
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
The larvae feed on Capparis tomentosa, Ritchiea and Maerua species.
Subspecies
- 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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