Belenois thysa

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. thysa
Binomial name
Belenois thysa
(Hopffer, 1855) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris thysaHopffer, 1855
  • Pieris larima rimalaSuffert, 1904
  • Pieris thysa malariaSuffert, 1904
  • Pieris larima alarmiSuffert, 1904
  • Belenois thysa var. balangensisRebel and Rogenhofer, 1894
  • Pieris thysa var. obumbrataWeymer, 1903
  • Pieris thysa ab. maculariaAurivillius, 1910
  • Pieris thysa var. balangensis ab. tassamagangaeNeustetter, 1916
  • Belenois thysa thysa ab. reductaDufrane, 1947
  • Belenois thysa thysa ab. blariauxiDufrane, 1947
  • Belenois thysa f. rosmariaStoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. agathaStoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. arethusaStoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. calliopeStoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. vansoniPennington, 1978
  • Belenois meldolaeButler, 1872
  • Belenois thysa malaria f. angustimargoTalbot, 1943
  • Belenois thysa f. alegonaStoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. bitonStoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. cleobisStoneham, 1957
  • Pieris thysa f. tricolorUngemach, 1932

Belenois thysa, the false dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa.

Contents

The wingspan is 45–60 millimetres (1.8–2.4 in) for males and 48–62 mm (1.9–2.4 in) for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas. [2]

The larvae feed on Capparis species and Maerua racemulosa .

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Belenois at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.


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