Belenois sudanensis
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Belenois sudanensis, the Sudan White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.
The larvae feed on Clerodendrum species.
Subspecies
- Belenois sudanensis sudanensis (southern Sudan, western Kenya)
- Belenois sudanensis katalensis Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of Congo, eastern and central Uganda)
- Belenois sudanensis mayumbana Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981 (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania)
References
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- ^ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis