Belenois gidica (Godart (1819))

In Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

Belenois gidica, the African veined white or pointed caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.^[1]

The wingspan is 40–55 millimetres (1.6–2.2 in) in males and 40–53 mm (1.6–2.1 in) in females. Its flight period is year-round.^[2]

The larvae feed on Boscia, Capparis, and Maerua species.^[1][2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

• B. g. gidica (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, northern Nigeria, Niger)
• B. g. hypoxantha (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia)
• B. g. abyssinica (Lucas, 1852) (Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini)

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