Belenois raffrayi

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Raffray's white
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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

  • 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)

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