Belenois victoria victoria male - Kakamega County, Kenya
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Belenois
Species:
B. victoria
Binomial name
Belenois victoria
Dixey, 1915[1]
Synonyms
Pieris crawshayi f. boguensoides Joicey and Talbot, 1927
Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. andromorpha Joicey and Talbot, 1927
Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. bicolor Joicey and Talbot, 1927
Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. nigrimacula Joicey and Talbot, 1927
Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. unicolor Joicey and Talbot, 1927
Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. chromiphora Joicey and Talbot, 1927
Pieris elgonensis Neustetter, 1929
Belenois victoria f. dixeyi Stoneham, 1932
Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. kivuensis Joicey and Talbot, 1927
Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. holochroma Joicey and Talbot, 1927
Belenois victoria, the Victoria white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests.
The larvae feed on Capparis tomentosa, Ritchiea and Maerua species.
^Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
^"Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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