Belenois rubrosignata, the red-edged white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Somalia.[2] The habitat consists of dense woodland.
| Red-edged white | |
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| Figure 1 (dry-season male), figure 2 (wet-season male) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Belenois |
| Species: | B. rubrosignata
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| Binomial name | |
| Belenois rubrosignata | |
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The larvae feed on Ritchiea species.
Subspecies
edit- Belenois rubrosignata rubrosignata (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Zambia)
- Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943 (Malawi, Tanzania, southern Uganda)
- Belenois rubrosignata peeli Dixey, 1900 (Somalia, Kenya)
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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