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Belenois gidica (Godart, 1819)

Subspecies

  • [Belenois] gidica gidica (Godart, 1819)
    - occidentis (Butler, 1898)
    - tschadica (Aurivillius, 1910)
    - sulphurea (Gaede, 1916)
    - masculina (Hulstaert, 1924)
    - albata (Talbot, 1929)
    - arida (Talbot, 1929)

Adult morphologyWingspan29
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)70
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)202
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
SUD:
Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants
SUD
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Capparidaceae
    - Boscia
    - Capparis
    - Maerua
  • Salvadoraceae
    - Salvadora

  • Capparidaceae
    - Boscia
    - Capparis
    - Maerua
  • Salvadoraceae
    - Salvadora

Belenois gidica
Photographer: Siep Sinnema
Belenois gidica
Photographer: Siep Sinnema

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011