Belenois thysa: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pieridae
- Genus
- Belenois
- Species
- Belenois thysa
- Scientific Name
- Belenois thysa
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Belenois thysa
Belenois thysa, the false dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa.
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.
The larvae feed on Capparis species and Maerua racemulosa.
...Belenois thysa in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Valsvoëlent-witjie
- English
- False Dotted Border
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Belenois aldabrensis
- Belenois anomala
- Belenois antsianaka
- Belenois aurota
- Belenois calypso
- Belenois crawshayi
- Belenois creona
- Belenois diminuta
- Belenois gidica
- Belenois grandidieri
- Belenois helcida
- Belenois hypoxantha
- Belenois java
- Belenois larima
- Belenois mabella
- Belenois margaritacea
- Belenois ogygia
- Belenois raffrayi
- Belenois rubrosignata
- Belenois solilucis
- Belenois subeida
- Belenois sudanensis
- Belenois theora
- Belenois theuszi
- Belenois thysa
- Belenois victoria
- Belenois welwitschii
- Belenois zochalia





































