Belenois raffrayi

Updated on Dec 16, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Belenois
Similar Belenois solilucis, Belenois zochalia, Belenois thysa, Belenois antsianaka, Belenois calypso

Belenois raffrayi, the Raffray's white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane forests and open grassland.

The larvae feed on Capparis and Rhus species.

Subspecies

B. r. raffrayi (southern Ethiopia, southern Sudan)

B. r. extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (Uganda, western Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Tanzania)

B. r. similis Kielland, 1978 (Tanzania)

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