Belenois raffrayi

Raffray's white
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species: B. raffrayi
Binomial name
Belenois raffrayi
(Oberthür, 1878)[1]
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, the Raffray's white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests and open grassland.

The larvae feed on Capparis and Rhus species.

Subspecies

References

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