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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 morphologyWingspan25
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)87
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)214
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
UBQ:
Can be found in nearly all types of habitats
UBQ
DistributionGeographical 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. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011