Belenois ogygia

Belenois ogygia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. ogygia
Binomial name
Belenois ogygia
(Trimen, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris ogygia Trimen, 1883

Belenois ogygia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Taxonomy

The species is probably a hybrid of Belenois thysa and Belenois zochalia.

Subspecies

  • Belenois ogygia ogygia (South Africa)
  • Belenois ogygia bongeya Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

Wikispecies has information related to Belenois ogygia.
  1. ^ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07.


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