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Appias epaphia (Cramer, 1779)
Subspecies
[
Appias
] epaphia epaphia (Cramer, 1779)
-
saba
(Fabricius, 1781)
-
hypatia
(Drury, 1782)
-
higinia
(Godart, [1819])
-
matuta
(Doubleday, 1847)
-
infralimbalis
(Strand, 1912)
-
limbophora
(Strand, 1913)
-
simplicior
(Strand, 1913)
-
epaphiopsis
(Gaede, 1916)
-
decolorata
(Hulstaert, 1924)
-
confluens
(Hulstaert, 1924)
-
arctimargo
(Hulstaert, 1924)
-
dido
(Talbot, 1943)
-
lagai
(Dufrane, 1947)
-
deficiens
(Dufrane, 1947)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
25
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
87
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
214
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
UBQ
:
Can be found in nearly all types of habitats
UBQ
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
AFR
:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Capparidaceae
- Boscia
- Capparis
- Maerua
- Niebruhria
- Ritchiea
Cleomaceae
- Cleome
Capparidaceae
- Boscia
- Capparis
- Maerua
- Niebruhria
- Ritchiea
Cleomaceae
- Cleome
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011