Northern caper white

Belenois subeida

''Belenois subeida'', the northern caper white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests and dense woodland.

The larvae feed on ''Capparis'', ''Maerua'' and ''Ritchiea'' species.
Northern Caper White Butterfly (Belenois subeida) at Semliki NP Butterfly Belenois subeida senn at Semliki (Semuliki) Forest NP, 10.07.2016 Belenois subeida,Northern Caper White,Northern caper white,Semliki National Park,Semuliki Forest,Uganda

Naming

*''Belenois subeida subeida''
⤷ ''Belenois subeida frobeniusi''
⤷ ''Belenois subeida hailo''
⤷ ''Belenois subeida sylvander'' Grose-Smith, 1890

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusBelenois
SpeciesB. subeida
Photographed in
Uganda