Belenois calypso (Drury 1773)

Belenois calypso, the Calypso white or Calypso caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of forests. The species occasionally migrates.

The larvae feed on Semirestis paniculata, Maerua, Cadaba, Capparis and Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

• B. c. calypso (Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau. Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria)
• B. c. dentigera Butler, 1888 (Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Angola)
• B. c. marlieri Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• B. c. minor Talbot, 1943 (Uganda, Kenya (west of the Rift Valley), north-western Tanzania)

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Belenois calypso is een vlindersoort uit de familie van de Pieridae (witjes), onderfamilie Pierinae.

Belenois calypso werd in 1773 beschreven door Drury.^[1]

Belenois calypso, ou calypso-branca, é uma borboleta da família Pieridae. Pode ser encontrada no Senegal, Gâmbia, Guiné-Bissau, Guiné, Serra Leoa, Libéria, Costa do Marfim, Burkina Faso, Gana, Togo, Benim, Nigéria, Camarões, República do Congo, República Centro-Africana, República Democrática do Congo, Angola, Uganda, Quénia e Tanzânia.^[2] O seu habitat natural é constituído por florestas. A espécie ocasionalmente migra.

As larvas alimentam-se das espécies Semirestis paniculata, Maerua, Cadaba, Capparis e Ritchiea.

Sub-espécies

• B. c. calipso (Senegal, Gâmbia, Guiné-Bissau). Guiné, Serra Leoa, Libéria, Costa do Marfim, Burkina Faso, Gana, Togo, Benin, Nigéria)
• B. c. Dentigera Butler, 1888 (Camarões, Congo, República Centro-Africana, República Democrática do Congo, noroeste de Angola)
• B. c. marlieri Berger, 1981 (República Democrática do Congo)
• B. c. menor Talbot, 1943 (Uganda, Quénia (oeste do Vale do Rift), noroeste da Tanzânia)

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