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Belenois welwitschii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Belenois

Belenois welwitschii

Similar
  
Belenois solilucis, Belenois zochalia, Belenois antsianaka, Belenois thysa

Belenois welwitschii is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania. 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

    Belenois welwitschii Wikipedia