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Both Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia, in Senegal | |
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Genus: | Pinacopteryx
Wallengren, 1857
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Species: | P. eriphia
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Pinacopteryx eriphia (
Godart, [1819])
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Pinacopteryx is a monotypic genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa containing Pinacopteryx eriphia, the zebra white. [1]
The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 42–47 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. [2]
Larvae feed on Maerua cafra, Boscia species, Capparis oleoides, and Maerua triphylla. [1] [2]
Zebra white | |
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Both Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia, in Senegal | |
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Genus: | Pinacopteryx
Wallengren, 1857
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Species: | P. eriphia
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Pinacopteryx eriphia (
Godart, [1819])
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Pinacopteryx is a monotypic genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa containing Pinacopteryx eriphia, the zebra white. [1]
The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 42–47 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round. [2]
Larvae feed on Maerua cafra, Boscia species, Capparis oleoides, and Maerua triphylla. [1] [2]