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Belenois
''Belenois'', commonly called the caper whites, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Pierini in the family Pieridae that are found in mainly in Africa and south-west Asia. Species Subgenus ''Anaphaeis'' Hübner, 1819: *''Belenois aurota'' (Fabricius, 1793) – brown-veined white, African caper white, or pioneer white *''Belenois creona'' (Cramer, 1776) – African common white or African caper *'' Belenois gidica'' (Godart, 1819) – African veined white or pointed caper Species group ''pseudohuphina'': *'' Belenois margaritacea'' Sharpe, 1891 – Margarita's caper white *'' Belenois raffrayi'' (Oberthür, 1878) – Raffray's white Group ''Incertae sedis'': *'' Belenois albomaculatus'' (Goeze, 1779) *'' Belenois aldabrensis'' (Holland, 1896) *'' Belenois anomala'' (Butler, 1881) *'' Belenois antsianaka'' (Ward, 1870) *'' Belenois calypso'' (Drury, 1773) – Calypso caper white *'' Belenois crawshayi'' Butler, 1894 – Crawshay's caper white *'' Belenois diminuta'' Butle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenois Java
''Belenois java'', the caper white or common white, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae found in Australia, Indonesia, and Melanesia. It is highly migratory and is often confused with the cabbage white (''Pieris rapae''). Identification Adult The upper surface of the male's wings are white with a broad black apical patch, the hindwing has a black terminal border. On both wings the black area encloses white dots. The under surface of the hindwing is almost exclusively black except for white and yellow patches between the veins. The wingspan on the male is 5 cm whereas the female's wingspan is larger at 6 cm. The female can vary dramatically including a pale form which looks strikingly similar to the male. The upper surface of the wings is white and have a much broader black margin. The body of both is olive green to dark brown. File: Belenois java peristhene MHNT dos.jpg, Male - dorsal side File: Belenois java peristhene MHNT ventre.jpg, Male - ventral side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenois Calypso
''Belenois calypso'', the Calypso white or Calypso caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. The species occasionally migrates. The larvae feed on '' Semirestis paniculata'', ''Maerua'', ''Cadaba'', ''Capparis'' and ''Ritchiea ''Ritchiea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Capparaceae. Its native range is Tropical Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda Province, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, E ...'' species. Subspecies *''B. c. calypso'' (Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau. Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria) *''B. c. dentigera'' Butl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Caper White
''Belenois aurota'', the pioneer or pioneer white or caper white, is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in South Asia and Africa. In Africa, it is also known as the brown-veined white, and is well known during summer and autumn when large numbers migrate north-east over the interior. Description Wet-season form The upperside of males is white with the forewing having the costa from base to base of vein 11 dusky black and then jet black continuing into a widened and curving short streak along the discocellulars to the lower apex of the cell; apical area diagonally with the termen black, the former with six elongate outwardly pointed spots of the ground colour enclosed one in each of the interspaces 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. Hindwing: uniform, the black along the venation on the underside seen through by transparency; termen between veins 2 and 6 somewhat broadly black, with a series of four round spots of the grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenois Aurota
''Belenois aurota'', the pioneer or pioneer white or caper white, is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in South Asia and Africa. In Africa, it is also known as the brown-veined white, and is well known during summer and autumn when large numbers migrate north-east over the interior. Description Wet-season form The upperside of males is white with the forewing having the costa from base to base of vein 11 dusky black and then jet black continuing into a widened and curving short streak along the discocellulars to the lower apex of the cell; apical area diagonally with the termen black, the former with six elongate outwardly pointed spots of the ground colour enclosed one in each of the interspaces 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. Hindwing: uniform, the black along the venation on the underside seen through by transparency; termen between veins 2 and 6 somewhat broadly black, with a series of four round spots of the grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenois Hedyle
''Belenois hedyle'', the western yellow caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and western Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... The habitat consists of edges of dry forests. Subspecies *''Belenois hedyle hedyle'' (eastern Ghana, Togo, Benin, western Nigeria) *''Belenois hedyle ianthe'' (Doubleday, 1842) (Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone) *''Belenois hedyle rhena'' (Doubleday, 1846) (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, western Ghana) References Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 14 Butterflies described in 1777 Pierini {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenois Creona
''Belenois creona'', the African common white or African caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. Description The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The sexes are dimorphic. Males Uppersides are white with black or brown marginal borders and veins in forewing apex. There is a black spot in the upperside cell, instead of a bar as in the brown-veined white ('' B. aurota''). Females Females have broader dark upperside borders on both wings. Underwings are yellow during the wet season. Ecology The larvae feed on ''Capparis'' and ''Maerua'' species. Subspecies The following subspecies are recognised: at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''B. c. creona'' ( |
Belenois Crawshayi
''Belenois crawshayi'', Crawshay's white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya and Uganda. The habitat consists of woodland and forest margins. The larvae feed on ''Capparis ''Capparis'' is a flowering plant genus, comprising around 250 species in the family Capparaceae which is included in the Brassicaceae in the unrevised APG II system. These plants are shrubs or lianas and are collectively known as caper shrubs o ...'' species. References External linksSeitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 13 Butterflies described in 1894 Pierini Butterflies of Africa {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenois Ogygia
''Belenois ogygia'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Taxonomy The species is probably a hybrid of ''Belenois thysa ''Belenois thysa'', the false dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa. The wingspan is for males and for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas. The larvae feed on ''Capparis'' species and ''M ...'' and '' Belenois zochalia''. Subspecies *''Belenois ogygia ogygia'' (South Africa) *''Belenois ogygia bongeya'' Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) References Butterflies described in 1883 Pierini Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Roland Trimen {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenois Diminuta
''Belenois diminuta'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and northern and central Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland. References External linksSeitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 13 Butterflies described in 1894 Pierini Butterflies of Africa {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenois Antsianaka
''Belenois antsianaka'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... The habitat consists of forest margins and unnatural grassland. References Butterflies described in 1870 Pierini Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Christopher Ward (entomologist) {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenois Aldabrensis
''Belenois aldabrensis'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on the Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V .... References Butterflies described in 1896 Pierini {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenois Mabella
''Belenois mabella'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... The habitat consists of forest margins. References Butterflies described in 1891 Pierini Butterflies of Africa {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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