Dixeia doxo

Black-veined White
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Tribe:	Pierini
Genus:	Dixeia
Species:	D. doxo
Binomial name
Dixeia doxo (Godart, [1819])
Synonyms
Pieris doxo

The Black-veined White^[1] (Dixeia doxo) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family and is native to southern Africa.^[2]

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)
• D. d. costata Talbot, 1943
• D. d. doxo
• D. d. parva Talbot, 1943
• D. d. venatus (Butler, 1871)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Markku Savela's pages: Dixeia