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African common white

Belenois creona severina

Photo by Tiz
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Field Notes

Description:

wingspan 5-6 cm

Habitat:

Meadowland, next to Mbulizi river

Species ID Suggestions

African common white

Belenois creona severina

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KateBraun
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Comments (4)
pamsai
beautiful... love the angle.
KateBraun
My photos of this one from the Mbuluzi Gorge were not so good. This species is fairly common, but the Brown-veined white is much more abundant.
Tiz
Thanks Kate. Ill try not to take more photos of this one :D I am sure we have a lot already!
KateBraun
Another butterfly which is very variable in colour, from white to bright yellow, with varying amounts of black markings.

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Mlawula Nature Reserve
Photographed
PublishedMarch 6, 2014

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