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''Belenois calypso'', the Calypso White or Calypso Caper White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis )〕 The habitat consists of forests. The species occasionally migrates. The larvae feed on ''Semirestis paniculata'', ''Maerua'', ''Cadaba'', ''Capparis'' and ''Ritchiea'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Belenois calypso calypso'' (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau. Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria) *''Belenois calypso dentigera'' Butler, 1888 (Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, north-western Angola) *''Belenois calypso marlieri'' Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of Congo) *''Belenois calypso minor'' Talbot, 1943 (Uganda, Kenya (west of the Rift Valley), north-western Tanzania) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belenois calypso」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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