Dynamic Checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies
(Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) Hyperlinked to Systematics, Genetics and Distribution Papilionoidea Rationale
The study by Kawahara A. et al. (2023) provides evidence that the genus Belenois is a member of the subtribe Aporiina. As noted in point 1 above, the status of this subtribe has been revised, and it is now recognised as the tribe Aporiini.
Conclusion
The genus Belenois Hübner, [1819], together with its subgenus Anaphaeis Hübner, [1819], and its sole species recorded in the western Palaearctic, Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793), should consequently be positioned in the checklist (Taymans & Cuvelier 2025), immediately after Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758).
References
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Taymans M. & Cuvelier S. A dynamic checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies hyperlinked to the original descriptions at species, genus and family level (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea). — Archives of Western Palearctic Lepidoptera 2025(1): 1-70. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14733224
Archives of Western Palearctic Lepidoptera Editors-in-Chief: Michel Taymans & Sylvain Cuvelier