Belenois welwitschii

Belenois welwitschii is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

Belenois welwitschii
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Belenois
Species:	B. welwitschii
Binomial name
Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Synonyms
Pieris hospitis Weymer, 1903 Pieris dentigera ratidengi Suffert, 1904 Pieris welwitschi ab. conjunctiata Strand, 1911 Pieris welwitschi ab. muenzneri Strand, 1911 Pieris subeida f. sylvander ab. lutea Rebel, 1914 Pieris subeida f. sylvander ab. unilutea Rebel, 1914 Pieris subeida f. sylvander ab. infumata Rebel, 1914 Pieris calypso welwitschi ab. pauper Hulstaert, 1924 Belenois calypso welwitschi f. albivena Talbot, 1943 Belenois calypso welwitschi f. citrinescens Talbot, 1943 Belenois calypso f. aglaia Stoneham, 1957

The larvae feed on Maerua and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

• Belenois welwitschii welwitschii (north-eastern Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi)
• Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania, Zambia)

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 12