Belenois zochalia

Belenois zochalia
	Male B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
	Female B. z. zochalia from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Belenois
Species:	B. zochalia
Binomial name
	Belenois zochalia; (Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
	Pieris zochalia Boisduval, 1836; Pieris agrippinides Holland, 1896; Pieris hyoma Boisduval, 1836; Pieris zochalia var. immaculata Wichgraf, 1913; Pieris zochalia var. pondoana Neustetter, 1916; Pieris zochalia var. pondoana ab. flavipennis Neustetter, 1916; Pieris zochalia f. reducta Le Doux, 1923; Pieris zochalia f. grisea Le Doux, 1923; Pieris zochalia f. elly Le Doux, 1923; Belenois zochalia f. silvano Stoneham, 1957; Belenois zochalia f. marjoria Stoneham, 1957; Belenois formosa Butler, 1898; Belenois zochalia var. ochracea Heron, 1909; Pieris zochalia ab. bryki Aurivillius, 1925; Belenois zochalia agrippinides f. latilimbalis Talbot, 1943; Belenois zochalia f. veronica Stoneham, 1957; Pieris crawshayi connexiva Joicey & Talbot, 1927; Belenois zochalia camerunica Bernardi, 1966; Pieris zochalia galla Ungemach, 1932; Pieris zochalia depunctata Ungemach, 1932;

Belenois zochalia, the forest white or forest caper white, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa.

Side view of female B. z. zochalia

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas.^[2]

The larvae feed on Capparis species, Maerua cafra and Maerua racemulosa.

Subspecies

↑ Belenois at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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