Belenois larima
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Belenois |
| Species: | B. larima
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Belenois larima is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]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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Wikispecies has information related to Belenois larima.
- ^ Belenois, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Incertae Sedis". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
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