Dixeia_doxo

<i>Dixeia doxo</i>

Dixeia doxo

Species of butterfly

Dixeia doxo, the black-veined white,[1] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae and is native to southern Africa.[2]

Quick Facts Black-veined white, Scientific classification ...

Wingspan is 34–40 mm in males and 36–42 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.[1]

Larvae feed on Capparis species.[1][2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[2]

  • D. d. alberta (Grünberg, 1912) (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, central and north-central Tanzania)
  • D. d. costata Talbot, 1943 (Uganda, western Kenya, coast of Tanzania)
  • D. d. doxo (Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria to western Sudan)
  • D. d. parva Talbot, 1943 (Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa)
  • D. d. venatus (Butler, 1871) (south-western Ethiopia, southern Sudan)

References

  1. [1]
    Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  2. [2]
    Markku Savela's pages: Dixeia
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