Belenois sudanensis

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 calypso, Belenois thysa, Belenois antsianaka

Belenois sudanensis, the Sudan caper white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.

The larvae feed on Clerodendrum species.

Subspecies

Belenois sudanensis sudanensis (southern Sudan, western Kenya)

Belenois sudanensis katalensis Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastern and central Uganda)

Belenois sudanensis mayumbana Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981 (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania)

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