| Raffray's white | |
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| Belenois raffrayi extendens - Budongo Forest - Uganda | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Belenois |
| Species: | B. raffrayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Belenois raffrayi | |
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Belenois raffrayi, or Raffray's white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of montane forests and open grassland.
The larvae feed on Capparis and Rhus species.
Subspecies
- B. r. raffrayi (southern Ethiopia, southern Sudan)
- B. r. extendens (Joicey & Talbot, 1927) (Uganda, western Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Tanzania)
- B. r. similis Kielland, 1978 (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 2012-05-07.
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