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Pioneer; Caper White

Belenois

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Belenois
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Belenois
Genus recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, Angola Species List, Australia Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Gambia Species List, Ghana Species List, India Species List, Israel Species List, Kenya Species List, Lebanon Species List, Lesotho Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Mali Species List, Namibia Species List, Nigeria Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palestine Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Uganda Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Indonesia Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AF, NCBI, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia ES, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, GGBN data coverage, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Belenois Hübner 1819
Genus recognized by GBIF classification and GBIF data coverage

Alternative Names

Belenois hedyle ianthe Doubleday 1842
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Belenois hedyle (Cramer, 1777))
Pieris gidica Godart 1819
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Pieris Schrank, 1801)
Teracolus aldabrensis Holland
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Teracolus Swainson, 1833)
Belenois
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF national node type records UK, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group

Common Names

English

caper whites
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database
Pioneer; Caper White preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Veldwitjies preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

فراشة القبار البيضاء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

貝粉蝶屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

سفیدبال‌های کبرخوار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

فراشة القبار البيضاء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Belenois

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Pieridae
Belenois (this page)
Belenois albomaculatus (Goeze (1779))
Belenois aldabrensis (Holland 1896)
Belenois anomala (Butler 1881)
Belenois antsianaka (Ward 1870)
Belenois aurota (Fabricius 1793)
Belenois calypso (Drury 1773)
Belenois consanguis Butler 1883
Belenois crawshayi Butler 1894
Belenois creona (Cramer (1776))
Belenois diminuta Butler 1894
Belenois gidica (Godart (1819))
Belenois gradidieri (Mabille 1878)
Belenois hedyle (Cramer (1777))
Belenois helcida (Boisduval 1833)
Belenois ianthe (Doubleday 1842)
Belenois java (Sparrman 1768)
Belenois larima (Boisduval 1836)
Belenois mabella Grose-Smith 1891
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe 1891
Belenois ogygia (Trimen 1883)
Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür 1878)
Belenois rubrosignata (Weymer 1901)
Belenois solilucis Butler 1874
Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder (1865))
Belenois sudanensis (Talbot 1929)
Belenois theora (Doubleday 1846)
Belenois theuszi (Dewitz 1889)
Belenois thysa (Hopffer 1855)
Belenois victoria Dixey 1915
Belenois zochalia (Boisduval 1836)
Abaeis
Anteos
Anthocharis
Aoa
Aphrissa
Aporia
Appias
Archonias
Ascia
Baltia
Calopieris
Catasticta
Catopsilia
Cepora
Charonias
Colias
Colotis
Cunizza
Delias
Dercas
Dismorphia
Dixeia
Elodina
Elphinstonia
Enantia
Eroessa
Eronia
Eucheira
Euchloe
Eurema
Gandaca
Ganyra
Gideona
Glennia
Glutophrissa
Gonepteryx
Hebomoia
Hesperocharis
Hypsochila
Infraphulia
Itaballia
Ixias
Kricogonia
Leodonta
Leptidea
Leptophobia
Leptosia
Leuciacria
Leucidia
Lieinix
Mathania
Melete
Mesapia
Moschoneura
Mylothris
Nathalis
Neophasia
Nepheronia
Pareronia
Patia
Pereute
Perrhybris
Phoebis
Phulia
Piercolias
Pieriballia
Pieris
Pierphulia
Pinacopteryx
Pontia
Prestonia
Prioneris
Pseudopieris
Pseudopontia
Pyrisitia
Reliquia
Rhabdodryas
Saletara
Tatochila
Teriocolias
Theochila
Udaiana
Zegris
Zerene

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Papilionoidea
Pieridae
Belenois (this page)
Belenois albomaculatus (Goeze (1779))
Belenois aldabrensis (Holland 1896)
Belenois anomala (Butler 1881)
Belenois antsianaka (Ward 1870)
Belenois aurota (Fabricius 1793)
Belenois calypso (Drury 1773)
Belenois consanguis Butler 1883
Belenois crawshayi Butler 1894
Belenois creona (Cramer (1776))
Belenois diminuta Butler 1894
Belenois gidica (Godart (1819))
Belenois gradidieri (Mabille 1878)
Belenois hedyle (Cramer (1777))
Belenois helcida (Boisduval 1833)
Belenois ianthe (Doubleday 1842)
Belenois java (Sparrman 1768)
Belenois larima (Boisduval 1836)
Belenois mabella Grose-Smith 1891
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe 1891
Belenois ogygia (Trimen 1883)
Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür 1878)
Belenois rubrosignata (Weymer 1901)
Belenois solilucis Butler 1874
Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder (1865))
Belenois sudanensis (Talbot 1929)
Belenois theora (Doubleday 1846)
Belenois theuszi (Dewitz 1889)
Belenois thysa (Hopffer 1855)
Belenois victoria Dixey 1915
Belenois zochalia (Boisduval 1836)
Abaeis
Anteos
Anthocharis
Aoa
Aphrissa
Aporia
Appias
Archonias
Ascia
Baltia
Calopieris
Catasticta
Catopsilia
Cepora
Charonias
Colias
Colotis
Cunizza
Delias
Dercas
Dismorphia
Dixeia
Elodina
Elphinstonia
Enantia
Eroessa
Eronia
Eucheira
Euchloe
Eurema
Gandaca
Ganyra
Gideona
Glennia
Glutophrissa
Gonepteryx
Hebomoia
Hesperocharis
Hypsochila
Infraphulia
Itaballia
Ixias
Kricogonia
Leodonta
Leptidea
Leptophobia
Leptosia
Leuciacria
Leucidia
Lieinix
Mathania
Melete
Mesapia
Moschoneura
Mylothris
Nathalis
Neophasia
Nepheronia
Pareronia
Patia
Pereute
Perrhybris
Phoebis
Phulia
Piercolias
Pieriballia
Pieris
Pierphulia
Pinacopteryx
Pontia
Prestonia
Prioneris
Pseudopieris
Pseudopontia
Pyrisitia
Reliquia
Rhabdodryas
Saletara
Tatochila
Teriocolias
Theochila
Udaiana
Zegris
Zerene

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Belenois (this page)
Belenois albomaculatus (Goeze (1779))
Belenois aldabrensis (Holland 1896)
Belenois anomala (Butler 1881)
Belenois antsianaka (Ward 1870)
Belenois aurota (Fabricius 1793)
Belenois calypso (Drury 1773)
Belenois consanguis Butler 1883
Belenois crawshayi Butler 1894
Belenois creona (Cramer (1776))
Belenois diminuta Butler 1894
Belenois gidica (Godart (1819))
Belenois gradidieri (Mabille 1878)
Belenois hedyle (Cramer (1777))
Belenois helcida (Boisduval 1833)
Belenois ianthe (Doubleday 1842)
Belenois java (Sparrman 1768)
Belenois larima (Boisduval 1836)
Belenois mabella Grose-Smith 1891
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe 1891
Belenois ogygia (Trimen 1883)
Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür 1878)
Belenois rubrosignata (Weymer 1901)
Belenois solilucis Butler 1874
Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder (1865))
Belenois sudanensis (Talbot 1929)
Belenois theora (Doubleday 1846)
Belenois theuszi (Dewitz 1889)
Belenois thysa (Hopffer 1855)
Belenois victoria Dixey 1915
Belenois zochalia (Boisduval 1836)
Abaeis
Anteos
Anthocharis
Aoa
Aphrissa
Aporia
Appias
Archonias
Ascia
Baltia
Calopieris
Catasticta
Catopsilia
Cepora
Charonias
Colias
Colotis
Cunizza
Delias
Dercas
Dismorphia
Dixeia
Elodina
Elphinstonia
Enantia
Eroessa
Eronia
Eucheira
Euchloe
Eurema
Gandaca
Ganyra
Gideona
Glennia
Glutophrissa
Gonepteryx
Hebomoia
Hesperocharis
Hypsochila
Infraphulia
Itaballia
Ixias
Kricogonia
Leodonta
Leptidea
Leptophobia
Leptosia
Leuciacria
Leucidia
Lieinix
Mathania
Melete
Mesapia
Moschoneura
Mylothris
Nathalis
Neophasia
Nepheronia
Pareronia
Patia
Pereute
Perrhybris
Phoebis
Phulia
Piercolias
Pieriballia
Pieris
Pierphulia
Pinacopteryx
Pontia
Prestonia
Prioneris
Pseudopieris
Pseudopontia
Pyrisitia
Reliquia
Rhabdodryas
Saletara
Tatochila
Teriocolias
Theochila
Udaiana
Zegris
Zerene

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Belenois (this page)
Belenois albomaculatus (Goeze (1779))
Belenois aldabrensis (Holland 1896)
Belenois anomala (Butler 1881)
Belenois antsianaka (Ward 1870)
Belenois aurota (Fabricius 1793)
Belenois calypso (Drury 1773)
Belenois consanguis Butler 1883
Belenois crawshayi Butler 1894
Belenois creona (Cramer (1776))
Belenois diminuta Butler 1894
Belenois gidica (Godart (1819))
Belenois gradidieri (Mabille 1878)
Belenois hedyle (Cramer (1777))
Belenois helcida (Boisduval 1833)
Belenois ianthe (Doubleday 1842)
Belenois java (Sparrman 1768)
Belenois larima (Boisduval 1836)
Belenois mabella Grose-Smith 1891
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe 1891
Belenois ogygia (Trimen 1883)
Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür 1878)
Belenois rubrosignata (Weymer 1901)
Belenois solilucis Butler 1874
Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder (1865))
Belenois sudanensis (Talbot 1929)
Belenois theora (Doubleday 1846)
Belenois theuszi (Dewitz 1889)
Belenois thysa (Hopffer 1855)
Belenois victoria Dixey 1915
Belenois zochalia (Boisduval 1836)
Abaeis
Anteos
Anthocharis
Aoa
Aphrissa
Aporia
Appias
Archonias
Ascia
Baltia
Calopieris
Catasticta
Catopsilia
Cepora
Charonias
Colias
Colotis
Cunizza
Delias
Dercas
Dismorphia
Dixeia
Elodina
Elphinstonia
Enantia
Eroessa
Eronia
Eucheira
Euchloe
Eurema
Gandaca
Ganyra
Gideona
Glennia
Glutophrissa
Gonepteryx
Hebomoia
Hesperocharis
Hypsochila
Infraphulia
Itaballia
Ixias
Kricogonia
Leodonta
Leptidea
Leptophobia
Leptosia
Leuciacria
Leucidia
Lieinix
Mathania
Melete
Mesapia
Moschoneura
Mylothris
Nathalis
Neophasia
Nepheronia
Pareronia
Patia
Pereute
Perrhybris
Phoebis
Phulia
Piercolias
Pieriballia
Pieris
Pierphulia
Pinacopteryx
Pontia
Prestonia
Prioneris
Pseudopieris
Pseudopontia
Pyrisitia
Reliquia
Rhabdodryas
Saletara
Tatochila
Teriocolias
Theochila
Udaiana
Zegris
Zerene

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pieridae
Belenois Hübner 1819 (this page)
Belenois albomaculatus (Goeze 1779)
Belenois aldabrensis (Holland 1896)
Belenois anomala (Butler 1881)
Belenois antsianaka (Ward 1870)
Belenois aurota (Fabricius 1793)
Belenois calypso (Drury 1773)
Belenois consanguis Butler 1883
Belenois crawshayi Butler 1894
Belenois creona (Cramer 1776)
Belenois diminuta Butler 1894
Belenois gidica (Godart 1819)
Belenois gradidieri (Mabille 1878)
Belenois gridica
Belenois hedyle (Cramer 1777)
Belenois helcida (Boisduval 1833)
Belenois ianthe (Doubleday 1842)
Belenois java (Sparrman 1768)
Belenois larima (Boisduval 1836)
Belenois mabella Grose-Smith 1891
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe 1891
Belenois ogygia (Trimen 1883)
Belenois raffrayi (Oberthür 1878)
Belenois rubrosignata (Weymer 1901)
Belenois solilucis Butler 1874
Belenois subeida (Felder & Felder 1865)
Belenois sudanensis (Talbot 1929)
Belenois theora (Doubleday 1846)
Belenois theuszi (Dewitz 1889)
Belenois thysa (Hopffer 1855)
Belenois victoria Dixey 1915
Belenois zochalia (Boisduval 1836)
Abaeis Hübner 1819
Anteos Hübner 1819
Anthocharis Boisduval, Rambur, Dumeril & Graslin 1833
Aoa Nicéville 1898
Aphrissa Butler 1873
Aporia Hübner 1819
Appias Hübner 1819
Archonias Hübner 1827
Ascia Scopoli 1777
Baltia Moore 1878
Calopieris Aurivillius 1899
Catasticta Butler 1870
Catopsilia Hübner 1819
Cepora Billberg 1820
Charonias Röber 1908
Colias Fabricius 1807
Coliates Scudder 1875
Colotis Hübner 1819
Cunizza Grote 1900
Delias Hübner 1819
Dercas Doubleday 1847
Dismorphia Hübner 1816
Dixeia Talbot 1932
Elodina Felder & Felder 1865
Elphinstonia Klots 1930
Enantia Hübner 1819
Eroessa Doubleday 1847
Eronia Hübner 1823
Eucheira Westwood 1834
Euchloe Hübner 1819
Eurema Hübner 1819
Fanessa
Gandaca Moore 1906
Ganyra Billberg 1820
Gideona Klots 1933
Glennia Klots 1933
Glutophrissa Butler 1887
Gonepteryx Leach 1815
Hebomoia Hübner 1819
Hesperocharis Felder 1862
Hypsochila Ureta 1955
Infraphulia Field 1958
Itaballia Kaye 1904
Ixias Hübner 1819
Kricogonia Reakirt 1864
Leodonta Butler 1870
Leptidea Billberg 1820
Leptophobia Butler 1870
Leptosia Hübner 1818
Leuciacria Rothschild & Jordan 1905
Leucidia Doubleday 1847
Lieinix Gray 1832
Mathania Oberthür 1890
Melete Swainson 1831
Mesapia Gray 1856
Metaporia Butler 1870
Miopieris Zeuner 1942
Moschoneura Butler 1870
Mylothris Hübner 1819
Mylothrites Scudder 1875
Nathalis Boisduval 1836
Neophasia Behr 1869
Nepheronia Butler 1870
Oligodonta Brown 1976
Pareronia Bingham 1907
Patia Klots 1933
Pereute Herrich-Schäffer 1867
Perrhybris Hübner 1819
Phoebis Hübner 1819
Phrissura Butler 1870
Phulia Herrich-Schäffer 1867
Piercolias Staudinger 1894
Pieriballia Klots 1933
Pieris Schrank 1801
Pierites Heer 1849
Pierphulia Field 1958
Pinacopteryx Wallengren 1857
Pontia Fabricius 1807
Prestonia Schaus 1920
Prioneris Wallace 1867
Pseudopieris Godman & Salvin 1890
Pseudopontia Plötz 1870
Pyrisitia Butler 1870
Reliquia Ackery 1975
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin 1889
Saletara Distant 1885
Stolopsyche Scudder 1889
Talbotia Bernardi 1958
Tatochila Butler 1870
Teracolus Swainson 1833
Terias Swainson 1821
Teriocolias
Theochila Field 1958
Udaiana Distant 1885
Zegris Boisduval 1836
Zerene Hübner 1819

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Ditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Pieridae
Coliadinae
Belenois (this page)
Belenois antsianaka
Belenois aurota
Belenois helcida
Belenois java
unclassified Belenois
Anteos
Aphrissa
Catopsilia
Colias
Dercas
Eurema
Gandaca
Gonepteryx
Kricogonia
Leucidia
Nathalis
Phoebis
Pyrisitia
Rhabdodryas
Teriocolias
Zerene

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Pieridae
Pierinae
Pierini
Aporiina
Belenois (this page)
Belenois albomaculatus
Belenois aldabrensis
Belenois anomala
Belenois antsianaka
Belenois aurota
Belenois calypso
Belenois connexiva
Belenois consanguis
Belenois continentalis
Belenois crawshayi
Belenois creona
Belenois diminuta
Belenois frommi
Belenois gidica
Belenois gradidieri
Belenois grandidieri
Belenois griseovenata
Belenois hedyle
Belenois helcida
Belenois ianthe
Belenois java
Belenois larima
Belenois mabella
Belenois margaritacea
Belenois ogygia
Belenois raffrayi
Belenois rubrosignata
Belenois solilucis
Belenois subeida
Belenois sudanensis
Belenois theora
Belenois theuszi
Belenois thysa
Belenois victoria
Belenois welwitschii
Belenois zochalia
Anaphaeis
Aporia
Archonias
Catasticta
Cepora
Charonias
Delias
Dixeia
Eucheira
Euterpe
Leodonta
Leodontoia
Leuciacria
Melete
Mesapia
Metaporia
Mylothris
Neophasia
Pereute
Prioneris
Pseudomylothris
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