Belenois zochalia

"Forest white" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Appias aegis.
"Forest caper white" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Belenois theora.
Belenois zochalia
Male B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Female B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species: B. zochalia
Binomial name
Belenois zochalia
(Boisduval, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris zochalia Boisduval, 1836
  • Pieris agrippinides Holland, 1896
  • Pieris hyoma Boisduval, 1836
  • Pieris zochalia var. immaculata Wichgraf, 1913
  • Pieris zochalia var. pondoana Neustetter, 1916
  • Pieris zochalia var. pondoana ab. flavipennis Neustetter, 1916
  • Pieris zochalia f. reducta Le Doux, 1923
  • Pieris zochalia f. grisea Le Doux, 1923
  • Pieris zochalia f. elly Le Doux, 1923
  • Belenois zochalia f. silvano Stoneham, 1957
  • Belenois zochalia f. marjoria Stoneham, 1957
  • Belenois formosa Butler, 1898
  • Belenois zochalia var. ochracea Heron, 1909
  • Pieris zochalia ab. bryki Aurivillius, 1925
  • Belenois zochalia agrippinides f. latilimbalis Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois zochalia f. veronica Stoneham, 1957
  • Pieris crawshayi connexiva Joicey & Talbot, 1927
  • Belenois zochalia camerunica Bernardi, 1966
  • Pieris zochalia galla Ungemach, 1932
  • Pieris zochalia depunctata Ungemach, 1932

Belenois zochalia, the forest white or forest caper white, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in Africa.

Side view of female B. z. zochalia

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas.[2]

The larvae feed on Capparis species, Maerua cafra and Maerua racemulosa.

Subspecies

References

  1. Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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