Pinacopteryx: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pieridae
- Genus
- Pinacopteryx
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Pinacopteryx
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pinacopteryx
Pinacopteryx is a monotypic genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa containing Pinacopteryx eriphia, the zebra white.
The wingspan is 40–55 mm in males and 42–47 mm in females. Its flight period is year-round.
Larvae feed on Maerua cafra, Boscia species, Capparis oleoides, and Maerua triphylla.
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