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- Pieris agrippinides Holland, 1896
- Pieris hyoma Boisduval, 1836
- Pieris zochalia var. immaculata Wichgraf, 1913
- Pieris zochalia var. pondoana Neustetter, 1916
- Pieris zochalia var. pondoana ab. flavipennis Neustetter, 1916
- Pieris zochalia f. reducta Le Doux, 1923
- Pieris zochalia f. grisea Le Doux, 1923
- Pieris zochalia f. elly Le Doux, 1923
- Belenois zochalia f. silvano Stoneham, 1957
- Belenois zochalia f. marjoria Stoneham, 1957
- Belenois formosa Butler, 1898
- Belenois zochalia var. ochracea Heron, 1909
- Pieris zochalia ab. bryki Aurivillius, 1925
- Belenois zochalia agrippinides f. latilimbalis Talbot, 1943
- Belenois zochalia f. veronica Stoneham, 1957
- Pieris crawshayi connexiva Joicey & Talbot, 1927
- Belenois zochalia camerunica Bernardi, 1966
- Pieris zochalia galla Ungemach, 1932
- Pieris zochalia depunctata Ungemach, 1932
}}Belenois zochalia, the forest white or forest caper white, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa. The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas.[2] The larvae feed on Capparis species, Maerua cafra and Maerua racemulosa. Subspecies- B. z. zochalia (South Africa, Zimbabwe)
- B. z. agrippinides (Holland, 1896) (Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda)
- B. z. connexiva (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (highlands of Cameroon)
- B. z. galla (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia)
- B. z. camerounica Bernardi, 1966 (Nigeria to Cameroon)
References1. ^Belenois at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms 2. ^{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}
- [https://archive.org/stream/diegrossschmett13seit#page/n33/mode/2up Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 12]
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