Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Capparidaceae

Foodplants for Appias albina, A. drusilla, A. epaphia, A. epaphia orbona, A. ithome, A. nero, A. paulina, Belenois calypso minor, B. crawshayi, B. java, B. margaritacea, B. raffrayi, B. subeida sylvander, B. thysa, B. victoria, Cepora iudith, C. iudith malaya, C. nadina, C. nerissa, C. perimale, Colotis antevippe zera, C. celimene, C. daira, C. danae, C. elgonensis, C. eris eris, C. euippe, C. evagore antigone, C. evenina, C. hetaera, C. ione, C. regina, C. rogersi, C. vesta, Dixeia doxo, D. orbona, D. spilleri, Elodina padusa, E. parthia, Hebomoia glaucippe, Ixias, Leptosia lignea, L. nina, Metachrostis dardouini, Pareronia hippia, Prioneris, P. thestylis

• Capparis spinosa L. Kapris Caper

  • Capparis spinosa aegyptia; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis spinosa himalayensis; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis spinosa mucronifolia; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis spinosa parviflora; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis spinosa rupestris; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis spinosa spinosa; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis spinosa subsp. cordifolia; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa subsp. himalayensis; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa subsp. parviflora; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa subsp. rupestris; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa subsp. spinosa; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa var. aegyptia; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa var. atlantica; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa var. canescens; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa var. mucronifolia; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa var. myrtifolia; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa var. ovata; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa var. parviflora; [CoL]
  • Capparis spinosa; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

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  Foodplant for Belenois aurota, Colotis evagore, C. evagore nouna, Pieris brassicae brassicae

• Capparis acutifolia

  • Capparis acutifolia bodinieri; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis acutifolia subsp. acutifolia; [POWO]
  • Capparis acutifolia subsp. thamphae; [POWO]
  • Capparis acutifolia; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Cepora nadina eunama, Leptosia nina niobe

• Capparis cantoniensis

  • Capparis cantoniensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Cepora nerissa, Hebomoia glaucippe, Ixias pyrene

• Capparis citrifolia

  • Capparis sepiaria citrifolia; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis sepiaria var. citrifolia; [CoL] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Belenois gidica, Colotis antevippe gavisa, C. euippe omphale, C. evagore antigone, Dixeia charina

• Capparis corymbifera

  Foodplant for Dixeia pigea, Eronia leda

• Capparis floribunda

  • Capparis floribunda; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Leptosia nina niobe

• Capparis frondosa

  Foodplant for Itaballia demophile centralis

• Capparis herbacea

  • Capparis spinosa herbacea; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis spinosa var. herbacea; [CoL] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Belenois aurota, Colotis fausta

• Capparis heyneaena
• Capparis horrida

  Foodplant for Appias libythea

• Capparis indica

  Foodplant for Ganyra josephina josepha, Itaballia demophile centralis

• Capparis isthmensis

  Foodplant for Perrhybris pamela pamela

• Capparis kikuehii

  Foodplant for Ixias pyrene

• Capparis lanceolaris

  • Capparis lanceolaris; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Leptosia nina niobe

• Capparis lasiantha

  • Capparis lasiantha; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Belenois java, B. java

• Capparis micracantha

  • Capparis micracantha henryi; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis micracantha subsp. korthalsiana; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis micracantha subsp. micracantha; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis micracantha var. microcarpa; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis micracantha; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Appias lyncida formosana, A. lyncida vasava, Leptosia nina niobe

• Capparis mitchelli

  • Capparis mitchellii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Belenois java

• Capparis mooni

  • Capparis moonii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Hebomoia glaucippe

• Capparis nobilis

  • Capparis nobilis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Belenois java, B. java, Elodina egnatia, Papilio aegeus

• Capparis nummularia

  • Capparis nummularia; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis spinosa subsp. nummularia; [CoL]

  Foodplant for Belenois java

• Capparis odoraatissima
• Capparis oleoides

  Foodplant for Belenois aurota, B. creona severina, Colotis antevippe gavisa, C. eris, C. euippe omphale, Pinacopteryx eriphia

• Capparis pittieri

  Foodplant for Perrhybris lypera, P. pamela pamela

• Capparis pseudocacao

  Foodplant for Pieriballia viardi noctipennis

• Capparis roxburghii

  • Capparis roxburghii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Appias libythea, A. lyncida

• Capparis sepiaria

  • Capparis sepiaria sepiaria; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis sepiaria subglabra; [iNaturalist]
  • Capparis sepiaria var. boscioides; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis sepiaria var. fischeri; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis sepiaria var. rivae; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis sepiaria var. sepiaria; [POWO]
  • Capparis sepiaria var. stuhlmannii; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis sepiaria var. subglabra; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis sepiaria; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Appias libythea, Belenois aurota, Elodina angulipennis, Ixias pyrene

• Capparis sikkimensis

  • Capparis sikkimensis; [CoL] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Appias lyncida formosana, Cepora nadina eunama, Hebomoia glaucippe formosana, Leptosia nina niobe

• Capparis zeyheri

  • ?Capparis fascicularis var. zeyheri

  • Capparis fascicularis var. zeyheri; [CoL] ; [POWO]
  • Capparis fascicularis zeyheri; [iNaturalist]

  Foodplant for Belenois creona severina, Eronia cleodora

• Capparis zippeliana

  • Capparis zippeliana; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Cepora abnormis

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