Belenois sudanensis, the Sudan caper white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Cameroon, Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.
| Sudan caper white | |
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| Male (ventral) fromx Mabira Forest, Uganda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Belenois |
| Species: | B. sudanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Belenois sudanensis | |
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The larvae feed on Clerodendrum species.
Subspecies
edit- Belenois sudanensis sudanensis (southern Sudan, western Kenya)
- Belenois sudanensis katalensis Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastern and central Uganda)
- Belenois sudanensis mayumbana Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981 (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania)
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 2012-05-08.
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