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Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) – Pioneer
Subspecies in India:
(1) Belenois aurota aurota (Fabricius, 1793) – Indian Pioneer
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Belenois aurota aurota – Indian Pioneer
Behavioural images
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Cadaba fruticosa (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis baducca (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis brevispina (Kalesh & Prakash 2015), Capparis decidua (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis divaricata (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Capparis pyrifolia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis sepiaria (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis spinosa (Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis zeylanica (Kunte 2006; Robinson et al. 2010), Maerua cylindrocarpa (Robinson et al. 2010), Maerua oblongifolia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Capparaceae). Jasminum multiflorum (Robinson et al. 2010) (Oleaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Pieridae > Pierinae > Pierini > Belenois
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K, M. Bhakare, and S. Kalluri. 2021. Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) – Pioneer. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.17. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/627/Belenois-aurota
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