Belenois welwitschii

Belenois welwitschii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Belenois
Species: B. welwitschii
Binomial name
Belenois welwitschii
Synonyms
  • Pieris hospitis Weymer, 1903
  • Pieris dentigera ratidengi Suffert, 1904
  • Pieris welwitschi ab. conjunctiata Strand, 1911
  • Pieris welwitschi ab. muenzneri Strand, 1911
  • Pieris subeida f. sylvander ab. lutea Rebel, 1914
  • Pieris subeida f. sylvander ab. unilutea Rebel, 1914
  • Pieris subeida f. sylvander ab. infumata Rebel, 1914
  • Pieris calypso welwitschi ab. pauper Hulstaert, 1924
  • Belenois calypso welwitschi f. albivena Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois calypso welwitschi f. citrinescens Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois calypso f. aglaia Stoneham, 1957

Belenois welwitschii is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Maerua and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

  • Belenois welwitschii welwitschii (north-eastern Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi)
  • Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania, Zambia)

References

  1. ↑ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis


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