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Pinacopteryx eriphia (Zebra White)

Synonyms: Pieris eriphia

Wikipedia Abstract

Pinacopteryx is a monotypic genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa containing Pinacopteryx eriphia, the zebra white. The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 42–47 mm in females. Its flight period is year round. Larva feed on Maerua cafra, Boscia species, Capparis oleoides, and Maerua triphylla.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Boscia albitrunca (Shepherd's Tree)[1]
Boscia salicifolia[1]
Maerua triphylla[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0