Belenois rubrosignata

Updated on Jan 06, 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 rubrosignata, the red-edged white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Somalia. The habitat consists of dense woodland.

The larvae feed on Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

Belenois rubrosignata rubrosignata (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Zambia)

Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943 (Malawi, Tanzania, southern Uganda)

Belenois rubrosignata peeli Dixey, 1900 (Somalia, Kenya)

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