Belenois victoria

Belenois victoria, the Victoria white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests.

Victoria white
Belenois victoria victoria male - Kakamega County, Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Belenois
Species:	B. victoria
Binomial name
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915[1]
Synonyms
Pieris crawshayi f. boguensoides Joicey and Talbot, 1927 Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. andromorpha Joicey and Talbot, 1927 Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. bicolor Joicey and Talbot, 1927 Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. nigrimacula Joicey and Talbot, 1927 Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. unicolor Joicey and Talbot, 1927 Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. chromiphora Joicey and Talbot, 1927 Pieris elgonensis Neustetter, 1929 Belenois victoria f. dixeyi Stoneham, 1932 Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. kivuensis Joicey and Talbot, 1927 Pieris crawshayi boguensoides f. holochroma Joicey and Talbot, 1927

The larvae feed on Capparis tomentosa, Ritchiea and Maerua species.

Subspecies

• Belenois victoria victoria (Kenya (highlands west of the Rift Valley), Uganda)
• Belenois victoria hecqi Berger, 1953 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953 (western Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania)

References

1. Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-08.