Belenois
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Pierini
Pierini is a tribe of butterflies within the family Pieridae.-Genera:Listed alphabetically.*Aoa de Nicéville, 1898*Aporia Hübner, [1819] – Blackveins*Appias Hübner, [1819] – Puffins and Albatrosses*Archonias Hübner, 1825...
in the family Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
that are found in mainly in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and southwest Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Species
Subgenus Anaphaeis Hübner, 1819:- Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) – Brown-veined White, African Caper White, or Pioneer White
- Belenois creonaBelenois creonaThe African Common White is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.-Description:The wingspan is 40-45 mm. Sexes are dimorphic.-Males:...
(Cramer, 1776) – African Common White or African Caper - Belenois gidicaBelenois gidicaBelenois gidica, the African Veined White or Pointed Caper, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.The wingspan is in males and in females. Flight period is year-round....
(Godart, 1819) – African Veined White or Pointed Caper
Species group pseudohuphina:
- Belenois margaritacea Sharpe, 1891 – Margarita's Caper White
- Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür, 1878) – Raffray's White
Group Incertae sedis
Incertae sedis
, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
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- Belenois albomaculatus (Goeze, 1779)
- Belenois aldabrensis (Holland, 1896)
- Belenois anomala (Butler, 1881)
- Belenois antsianaka (Ward, 1870)
- Belenois calypso (Drury, 1773) – Calypso Caper White
- Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894 – Crawshay's Caper White
- Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
- Belenois grandidieri (Mabille, 1878)
- Belenois hedyle (Cramer, 1777)
- Belenois helcida (Boisduval, 1833)
- Belenois javaBelenois javaBelenois java, the Caper White or Common White, is a small-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in Australia, Indonesia, and Melanesia. It is highly migratory and is often confused with the Cabbage White .-Adult:...
(Linnaeus, 1768) – Caper White - Belenois larima (Boisduval, 1836)
- Belenois mabella Grose-Smith, 1891
- Belenois ogygia (Trimen, 1883)
- Belenois rubrosignata (Weymer, 1901) – Red-Edged White
- Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
- Belenois subeida (C. & R. Felder, 1865)
- Belenois sudanensis (Talbot, 1929) – Sudan Caper White
- Belenois theora (Doubleday, 1846)
- Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889
- Belenois thysaBelenois thysaBelenois thysa, the False Dotted Border, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa.The wingspan is for males and for females...
(Hopffer, 1855) – False Dotted Border - Belenois victoria (Dixey, 1915) – Victoria White
- Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
- Belenois zochaliaBelenois zochaliaBelenois zochalia, the Forest White or Forest Caper White, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in Africa.The wingspan is 40-50 mm...
(Boisduval, 1836) – Forest White or Forest Caper White