Belenois crawshayi

Belenois crawshayi, Crawshay's white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of woodland and forest margins.

Crawshay's white
Belenois crawshayi, figure 3
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. crawshayi
Binomial name
Belenois crawshayi
Butler, 1894[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris continentalis Heyn, 1904
  • Belenois crawshayi f. lata Neave, 1910
  • Pieris crawshayi ab. pygmaeana Strand, 1911
  • Belenois zochalia crawshayi f. sagittata Talbot, 1943
  • Belenois zochalia crawshayi f. flavistriga Talbot, 1943
  • Anapheis crawshayi lata f. obscura Dufrane, 1948
  • Anapheis crawshayi lata f. decipiens Dufrane, 1948
  • Anapheis crawshayi lata f. juncta Dufrane, 1948
  • Anapheis crawshayi lata f. immaculata Dufrane, 1948

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

References
  1. Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07.


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