Dixeia spilleri

Spiller's (Sulphur) Yellow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Tribe:	Pierini
Genus:	Dixeia
Species:	D. spilleri
Binomial name
Dixeia spilleri (Spiller, 1884)
Synonyms
Pieris spilleri Pieris gallenga Grose-Smith, 1887

The Spiller's (Sulphur) Yellow or Spiller's Canary White^[1] (Dixeia spilleri) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family and is native to southern and eastern Africa.^[2]

Wingspan is 33–40 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.^[1]

Larvae feed on Capparis species.^[1][2]

References

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