Monotypic butterfly genus in family Pieridae
Zebra white
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Both Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia, in Senegal
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Pinacopteryx
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P. eriphia
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Pinacopteryx eriphia
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Synonyms
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- Pieris eriphia Godart, [1819]
- Herpaenia eriphia var. nyassae Lanz, 1896
- Herpaenia eriphia var. mabillei Aurivillius, [1899]
- Pieris [Herpaenia] callianira Mabille, 1899
- Herpaenia melanarge Butler, 1886
- Herpaenia iterata Butler, 1888
- Pontia tritogenia Klug, 1829
- Herpaenia lacteipennis Butler, 1876
- Herpaenia eriphia var. straminea Aurivillius, 1904
- Pinacopteryx eriphia wittei Berger, 1940
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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]
- ^ a b Pinacopteryx at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.