Belenois gidica

Belenois gidica

''Belenois gidica'', the African Veined White or Pointed Caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 40–55 millimetres in males and 40–53 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.

The larvae feed on ''Boscia'', ''Capparis'', and ''Maerua'' species.
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Naming

The following subspecies are recognised:
⤷  ''B. g. gidica''
⤷  ''B. g. hypoxantha''
⤷  ''B. g. abyssinica''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusBelenois
SpeciesB. gidica
Photographed in
South Africa