Belenois gidica, the African veined white or pointed caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is in males and in females. Its flight period is year-round.
The larvae feed on Boscia, Capparis, and Maerua species.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
- B. g. gidica (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, northern Nigeria, Niger)
- B. g. hypoxantha <small>(Ungemach, 1932)</small> (Ethiopia)
- B. g. abyssinica <small>(Lucas, 1852)</small> (Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, northern Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini)
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