Belenois margaritacea
| Margarita's caper white | |
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| Belenois margaritacea kenyensis - Coast Province, Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Belenois |
| Species: | B. margaritacea
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| Belenois margaritacea | |
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Belenois margaritacea, the Margarita's caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis and Ritchiea species.
Subspecies
[edit]- B. m. margaritacea (south-western Kenya)
- B. m. intermedia Kielland, 1982 (eastern Tanzania)
- B. m. kenyensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (south-eastern Kenya)
- B. m. plutonica (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (Tanzania)
- B. m. somereni (Talbot, 1928) (central Kenya)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Belenois margaritacea.
- ^ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
External links
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