Belenois creona severina - African common white

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Photo(s): Petra Ballings, Kutsaga, Harare (left); Bart Wursten, Cleveland Dam, Harare and Catapu, Mozambique.

Species details:

Note:

The photograph shows the male (2nd left) and the female.

Distribution:

Throughout Africa, Comoros and Madagascar.

Larval food (by plant family):

Capparaceae (Food plant)

Larval food (by plant genus):

Larval food (by plant species):

Literature:

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Belenois creona severina.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400350, retrieved 21 November 2024

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