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Belenois raffrayi

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Species of butterfly

Raffray's white
Belenois raffrayi extendens - Budongo Forest - Uganda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species: B. raffrayi
Binomial name
Belenois raffrayi
(Oberthür, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Pieris raffrayi Oberthür, 1878
  • Pieris raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927
  • Anapheis raffrayi ab. intermedia Dufrane, 1945
  • Anapheis raffrayi extendens f. extrema Dufrane, 1948

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.

The larvae feed on Capparis and Rhus species.

Subspecies

  • B. r. raffrayi (southern Ethiopia, southern Sudan)
  • B. r. extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (Uganda, western Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Tanzania)
  • B. r. similis Kielland, 1978 (Tanzania)

References

  1. Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

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Taxon identifiers
Belenois raffrayi


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