Species of butterfly
Pioneer white
Male B. a. aurota Kruger National Park , South Africa
Female B. a. aurota Tswalu Kalahari Reserve , South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Belenois
Species:
B. aurota
Binomial name
Belenois aurota
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.
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ a b c d Savela, Markku. "Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793)" . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . Retrieved June 30, 2018 .
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa . Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7 .