Belenois crawshayi
Appearance
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Crawshay's white | |
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Belenois crawshayi, figure 3 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Belenois |
Species: | B. crawshayi
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Binomial name | |
Belenois crawshayi | |
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Belenois crawshayi, Crawshay's white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of woodland and forest margins.
The larvae feed on Capparis species.
References
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- ^ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
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