Butterfly or moth
False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa · Pieridae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsJun–Augmost records
Records397in 5 countries
Most seen inKenya189 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
False Dotted Border in brief
The false dotted border (Belenois thysa) is a butterfly or moth of the Pieridae family — species of insect.
Across the 5 countries we cover it has 397 published records, most of them from Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in June, July and August and fall to their lowest in February and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Kenya189 records · best Jul, Jun
Tanzania121 records · best Jul, Aug
Mozambique47 records · best Mar, Jun
Ethiopia30 records · best Jun, Mar
Rwanda10 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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