Belenois creona, the African common white or African caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
Description
The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The sexes are dimorphic.
Males Uppersides are white with black or brown marginal borders and veins in forewing apex. There is a black spot in the upperside cell, instead of a bar as in the brown-veined white (B. aurota).
Females Females have broader dark upperside borders on both wings. Underwings are yellow during the wet season.
Ecology The larvae feed on Capparis and Maerua species.
Subspecies The following subspecies are recognised:Belenois at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms B. c. creona (Senegal to Nigeria, Sudan, east Ethiopia) B. c. benadirensis (in Somalia) B. c. boguensis Ethiopia B. c. elisa (on the Comoros) B. c. leucogyne (on the Arabian Peninsula) B. c. prorsus (on Madagascar) B. c. severina (South Africa to east Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
References
External links Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 13 Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 12