Pinacopteryx

Zebra white
Both Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia, in Senegal
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Tribe:
Teracolini
Genus:
Pinacopteryx

Species:
P. eriphia
Binomial name
Pinacopteryx eriphia
(Godart, [1819])
Synonyms
  • 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

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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