Belenois margaritacea, the Margarita's caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis and Ritchiea species.
Subspecies
- B. m. margaritacea (south-western Kenya)
- B. m. intermedia <small>Kielland, 1982</small> (eastern Tanzania)
- B. m. kenyensis <small>(Joicey & Talbot, 1927)</small> (south-eastern Kenya)
- B. m. plutonica <small>(Joicey & Talbot, 1927)</small> (Tanzania)
- B. m. somereni <small>(Talbot, 1928)</small> (central Kenya)
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