Belenois calypso information

Belenois calypso
	male B. c. calypso, Ghana
	female B. c. calypso, Gambia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Belenois
Species:	B. calypso
Binomial name
	Belenois calypso; (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
	Papilio calypso Drury, 1773; Papilio fulvoacuminatus Goeze, 1779; Papilio nigronotatus Goeze, 1779; Papilio nigropictus Goeze, 1779; Belenois calypso f. lypsoca Berger, 1939; Belenois calypso calypso f. cretacea Talbot, 1943; Belenois dentigera Butler, 1888; Pieris subeida var. schweinfurthi Schultze, 1914; Pieris calypso var. costimacula Gaede, 1916; Pieris calypso calypso ab. flavida Hulstaert, 1924; Pieris calypso calypso ab. pulchricolor Hulstaert, 1924; Anapheis calypso dentigera f. tshangerensis Dufrane, 1948; Belenois calypso dentigera f. aurea Berger, 1981; Belenois calypso minor f. butyrosa Talbot, 1943; Belenois calypso f. nausicaa Stoneham, 1957; Belenois calypso f. helena Stoneham, 1957; Belenois calypso f. alcestis Stoneham, 1957; Belenois calypso f. alcimede Stoneham, 1957; Belenois calypso f. alcippe Stoneham, 1957;

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.

^ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

[funet-1] Belenois, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

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Belenois calypso

male B. c. calypso, Ghana

female B. c. calypso, Gambia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Belenois
Species:	B. calypso
Binomial name
*Belenois calypso* (Drury, 1773)^[1]
Synonyms
Papilio calypso Drury, 1773 Papilio fulvoacuminatus Goeze, 1779 Papilio nigronotatus Goeze, 1779 Papilio nigropictus Goeze, 1779 Belenois calypso f. lypsoca Berger, 1939 Belenois calypso calypso f. cretacea Talbot, 1943 Belenois dentigera Butler, 1888 Pieris subeida var. schweinfurthi Schultze, 1914 Pieris calypso var. costimacula Gaede, 1916 Pieris calypso calypso ab. flavida Hulstaert, 1924 Pieris calypso calypso ab. pulchricolor Hulstaert, 1924 Anapheis calypso dentigera f. tshangerensis Dufrane, 1948 Belenois calypso dentigera f. aurea Berger, 1981 Belenois calypso minor f. butyrosa Talbot, 1943 Belenois calypso f. nausicaa Stoneham, 1957 Belenois calypso f. helena Stoneham, 1957 Belenois calypso f. alcestis Stoneham, 1957 Belenois calypso f. alcimede Stoneham, 1957 Belenois calypso f. alcippe Stoneham, 1957