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African veined white

Belenois gidica abyssinica

Photo by KateBraun
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Field Notes

Description:

One of the fairly common "whites", which are quite variable in colour and amount of black patterning, sometimes white, sometimes yellow.

Habitat:

Savanna/woodland

Notes:

Smaller than the brown-veined white, also common in this area. Observed near the Siphiso campsite, Mlawula Nature Reserve.

Reference Links:

Swaziland National Trust Commission - Swaziland's Butterflies

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PublishedMay 23, 2014

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