Belenois sudanensis

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.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.

Sudan caper white
Male (ventral) fromx Mabira Forest, Uganda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. sudanensis
Binomial name
Belenois sudanensis
(Talbot, 1929)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris calypso sudanensis Talbot, 1929
  • Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera f. bicolor Berger, 1981
  • Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera f. unicolor Berger, 1981

The larvae feed on Clerodendrum species.

Subspecies
  • Belenois sudanensis sudanensis (southern Sudan, western Kenya)
  • Belenois sudanensis katalensis Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastern and central Uganda)
  • Belenois sudanensis mayumbana Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981 (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania)

References
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  1. Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-08.


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