Belenois aldabrensis | |
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Belenois aldabrensis on a 1988 stamp of the Seychelles | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Belenois |
Species: | B. aldabrensis |
Binomial name | |
Belenois aldabrensis | |
Synonyms | |
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Belenois aldabrensis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on the Seychelles. [2]
Belenois, commonly called the caper whites, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Pierini in the family Pieridae that are found in mainly in Africa and south-west Asia.
Belenois albomaculatus is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.
Belenois anomala is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Socotra.
Belenois antsianaka is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forest margins and unnatural grassland.
Belenois calypso, the Calypso white or Calypso caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. The species occasionally migrates.
Belenois crawshayi, Crawshay's white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya and Uganda. The habitat consists of woodland and forest margins.
Belenois grandidieri is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Madagascar and the Seychelles. The habitat consists of forests and forest margins.
Belenois hedyle, the western yellow caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and western Nigeria. The habitat consists of edges of dry forests.
Belenois helcida is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.
Belenois ogygia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Belenois raffrayi, or Raffray's white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. 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.
Belenois rubrosignata, the red-edged white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Somalia. The habitat consists of dense woodland.
Belenois solilucis, the yellow caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland to sub-montane forests.
Belenois subeida, the northern caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests and dense woodland.
Belenois sudanensis, the Sudan caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. 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.
Belenois theora, the forest caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan and Tanzania. The habitat consists of woodland and forest margins.
Belenois theuszi, the central caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. The habitat consists of primary, dense forest.
Belenois victoria, the Victoria white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests.
Belenois welwitschii is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.