Belenois rubrosignata

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.[2] The habitat consists of dense woodland.

Red-edged white
Figure 1 (dry-season male), figure 2 (wet-season male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. rubrosignata
Binomial name
Belenois rubrosignata
(Weymer, 1901)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris theora var. rubrosignata Weymer, 1901
  • Belenois picta Neave, 1910
  • Pieris rubrosignata f. overlaeti Hulstaert, 1924
  • Belenois rubrosignata rubrosignata f. albinescens Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois rubrosignata rubrosignata f. caesia Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois rubrosignata rubrosignata f. aurantia Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois peeli Dixey, 1900

The larvae feed on Ritchiea species.

Subspecies
  • Belenois rubrosignata rubrosignata (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Zambia)
  • Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943 (Malawi, Tanzania, southern Uganda)
  • Belenois rubrosignata peeli Dixey, 1900 (Somalia, Kenya)

References
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Wikispecies has information related to Belenois rubrosignata.
  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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