Belenois theora

Belenois theora, the forest caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of woodland and forest margins.

Forest caper white
male B. t. theora
Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. theora
Binomial name
Belenois theora
(Doubleday, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris theora Doubleday, 1846
  • Pieris paroreia Hewitson, 1869
  • Pieris sylvarum Mabille, 1890
  • Belenois theora theora f. brevimacula Talbot, 1943
  • Pieris theora var. laeta Weymer, 1903
  • Pieris lortzingi Suffert, 1904
  • Belenois theora lortzingi f. lacteola Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois theora parvimacula Talbot, 1943
  • Pieris theora ratheo Suffert, 1904
  • Pieris theora ab. concolor Aurivillius, 1899
  • Pieris theora ab. maculata Aurivillius, 1899
  • Pieris theora ab. obscurata Hulstaert, 1924
  • Pieris theora weidholzi Rebel, 1930
  • Belenois theora concolor f. sulfurata Talbot, 1943

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

Subspecies
  • B. t. theora Sierra Leone to Nigeria
  • B. t. ratheo (Suffert, 1904) Central African Republic
  • B. t. laeta (Weymer, 1903)

References

  1. Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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