Belenois margaritacea explained

Belenois margaritacea, the Margarita's caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.^[1] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis and Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

• B. m. margaritacea (south-western Kenya)
• B. m. intermedia Kielland, 1982 (eastern Tanzania)
• B. m. kenyensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (south-eastern Kenya)
• B. m. plutonica (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (Tanzania)
• B. m. somereni (Talbot, 1928) (central Kenya)

External links

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 13

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis . 2012-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215158/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_incertae.doc . 2016-03-03 . dead .