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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Dixeia |
Species: | D. spilleri
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Binomial name | |
Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
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Dixeia spilleri the Spiller's (sulphur) yellow or Spiller's canary white, [1] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to southern and eastern Africa. [2]
The wingspan is 33–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. [1]
Larvae feed on Capparis species. [1] [2]
Spiller's (sulphur) yellow | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Dixeia |
Species: | D. spilleri
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Binomial name | |
Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
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Synonyms | |
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Dixeia spilleri the Spiller's (sulphur) yellow or Spiller's canary white, [1] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to southern and eastern Africa. [2]
The wingspan is 33–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. [1]
Larvae feed on Capparis species. [1] [2]