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Belenois theora (Doubleday 1846)

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Belenois theora

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Belenois theora, the forest caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of woodland and forest margins.

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

Subspecies

  • B. t. theora Sierra Leone to Nigeria
  • B. t. ratheo (Suffert, 1904) Central African Republic
  • B. t. laeta (Weymer, 1903)

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  1. ^ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-08.

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Belenois theora: Brief Summary

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Belenois theora, the forest caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan and Tanzania. The habitat consists of woodland and forest margins.

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

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