African Small White

Dixeia charina

The African Small White is a butterfly in the Pieridae family and is native to southeastern Africa.

Wingspan is 34–40 mm in males and 36–42 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.

Larvae feed on ''Capparis citrifolia'' and ''Capparis sepiaria''.
African small white Not 100% sure of ID as I am not sure the dots are in the right place. Waiting for confirmation unless anyone here can help? I certainly looks a lot different to the other photo posted but very similar to the one in my book. I do know that there is a yellow form though. African Small White,Dixeia charina,Geotagged,South Africa,Winter,butterflies,lepidoptera

Naming

Listed alphabetically.
⤷ ''D. c. charina''
⤷ ''D. c. dagera''
⤷ ''D. c. liliana''
⤷ ''D. c. narena''
⤷ ''D. c. pulverulenta''
⤷ ''D. c. septentrionalis'' Bernardi, 1958
⤷ ''D. c. simana'' Hopffer, 1855

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusDixeia
SpeciesD. charina
Photographed in
South Africa