Summary ²

Belenois aurota, the pioneer white or African caper white, is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in South Asia and Africa. In Africa, it is also known as the brown-veined white, and is well known during summer and autumn when large numbers migrate north-east over the interior.

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1. (c) Ton Rulkens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/47108884@N07/5437794759/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belenois_aurota

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