Belenois thysa, the false dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa.

False dotted border
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. thysa
Binomial name
Belenois thysa
(Hopffer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris thysa Hopffer, 1855
  • Pieris larima rimala Suffert, 1904
  • Pieris thysa malaria Suffert, 1904
  • Pieris larima alarmi Suffert, 1904
  • Belenois thysa var. balangensis Rebel and Rogenhofer, 1894
  • Pieris thysa var. obumbrata Weymer, 1903
  • Pieris thysa ab. macularia Aurivillius, 1910
  • Pieris thysa var. balangensis ab. tassamagangae Neustetter, 1916
  • Belenois thysa thysa ab. reducta Dufrane, 1947
  • Belenois thysa thysa ab. blariauxi Dufrane, 1947
  • Belenois thysa f. rosmaria Stoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. agatha Stoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. arethusa Stoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. calliope Stoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. vansoni Pennington, 1978
  • Belenois meldolae Butler, 1872
  • Belenois thysa malaria f. angustimargo Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois thysa f. alegona Stoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. biton Stoneham, 1957
  • Belenois thysa f. cleobis Stoneham, 1957
  • Pieris thysa f. tricolor Ungemach, 1932

The wingspan is 45–60 millimetres (1.8–2.4 in) for males and 48–62 mm (1.9–2.4 in) for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas.[2]

The larvae feed on Capparis species and Maerua racemulosa.

Subspecies

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  • Belenois thysa thysa (South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and the coast of Kenya)
  • Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943 (Ethiopia)
  • Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872 (Angola, southern Zaire to Uganda, western Kenya, southern Sudan)

References

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  1. ^ Belenois at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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