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)[1] | |
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Belenois larima is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. 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
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- ↑ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis
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