Belenois welwitschii

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.

Belenois welwitschii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

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". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-08.


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