Dixeia spilleri
Species of butterfly
Spiller's (sulphur) yellow | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Dixeia |
Species: | D. spilleri |
Binomial name | |
Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884) | |
Synonyms | |
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Dixeia spilleri the Spiller's (sulphur) yellow or Spiller's canary white,[1] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to southern and eastern Africa.[2]
The wingspan is 33–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round.[1]
Larvae feed on Capparis species.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ^ a b Markku Savela's pages: Dixeia
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 14
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