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Belenois ogygia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Belenois
Species:
B. ogygia
Binomial name
Belenois ogygia
(Trimen, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris ogygia Trimen, 1883

Belenois ogygia is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Taxonomy

The species is probably a hybrid of Belenois thysa and Belenois zochalia.

Subspecies

  • Belenois ogygia ogygia (South Africa)
  • Belenois ogygia bongeya Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Belenois ogygia.
  1. ^ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis


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