African small white | |
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Female | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Dixeia |
Species: | D. charina |
Binomial name | |
Dixeia charina (Boisduval, ) | |
Synonyms | |
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Dixeia charina, the African small white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae and is native to southeastern Africa.
The wingspan is 34–40 mm in males and 36–42 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round.
Larvae feed on Capparis citrifolia and Capparis sepiaria.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
- D. c. charina (southern Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini)
- D. c. dagera (Suffert, 1904) (Tanzania)
- D. c. liliana (Grose-Smith, 1889) (eastern and coastal Kenya, northern Tanzania)
- D. c. narena (Grose-Smith, 1898) (Madagascar)
- D. c. pulverulenta (Dixey, 1929) (Kenya)
- D. c. septentrionalis Bernardi, 1958 (eastern and northern Ethiopia)
- D. c. simana Hopffer, 1855 (northern Mozambique)
References
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ^ Markku Savela's pages: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/pierinae/dixeia/index.html
Taxon identifiers | |
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Dixeia charina | |
Pieris charina |