Belenois rubrosignata

Belenois rubrosignata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species: B. rubrosignata
Binomial name
Belenois rubrosignata
(Weymer, 1901)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris theora var. rubrosignata Weymer, 1901
  • Belenois picta Neave, 1910
  • Pieris rubrosignata f. overlaeti Hulstaert, 1924
  • Belenois rubrosignata rubrosignata f. albinescens Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois rubrosignata rubrosignata f. caesia Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois rubrosignata rubrosignata f. aurantia Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois peeli Dixey, 1900

Belenois rubrosignata, the Red-edged White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Somalia.[2] The habitat consists of dense woodland.

The larvae feed on Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

References

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