Belenois thysa, the false dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Africa.
The wingspan is for males and for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas.
The larvae feed on Capparis species and Maerua racemulosa.
Subspecies
- Belenois thysa thysa (South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and the coast of Kenya)
- Belenois thysa tricolor <small>Talbot, 1943</small> (Ethiopia)
- Belenois thysa meldolae <small>Butler, 1872</small> (Angola, southern Zaire to Uganda, western Kenya, southern Sudan)
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