Belenois larima

Belenois larima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Belenois
Species:	B. larima
Binomial name
	Belenois larima; (Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
	Pieris larima Boisduval, 1836; Dixeia larima;

Belenois larima is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal.^[2]

Taxonomy[]

This species is of doubtful status. Aurivillius treated it as a west African race of Belenois thysa in 1898, but treated it as distinct in 1910. Larsen regarded it to possibly be a natural hybrid and suggested that it should be treated as a nomen dubium in 2005.

References[]

^ 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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[funet-1] Belenois, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

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