Belenois aurota

Pioneer white
Male B. a. aurota
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Female B. a. aurota
Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Belenois
Species:
B. aurota
Binomial name
Belenois aurota
(Fabricius, 1793)
Distribution range
Synonyms
  • Papilio aurota Fabricius, 1793
  • Anaphaeis aurota
  • Papilio mesentina Cramer, 1780
  • Papilio augusta Olivier, 1807
  • Pinacopteryx syrinx Wallengren, 1860
  • Pieris lordaca Walker, 1870
  • Belenois auriginea Butler, 1886
  • Pieris mesentina ab. iris Gauckler, 1912
  • Pieris mesentina ab. sulphurea Gauckler, 1912
  • Pieris mesentina f. pusillima Strand, 1915
  • Pieris mesentina ab. punctifera Hulstaert, 1924

Belenois aurota, the pioneer[2][3] or pioneer white[4] or caper white,[3] is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in South Asia and Africa.[3] In Africa, it is also known as the brown-veined white,[3] and is well known during summer and autumn when large numbers migrate north-east over the interior.

  1. ^ Armstrong, A.J.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Belenois aurota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T62148529A161331362. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T62148529A161331362.en. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 79. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  3. ^ a b c d Savela, Markku. "Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.