Belenois aurota
| Pioneer white | |
|---|---|
| Male B. a. aurota Kruger National Park, South Africa | |
| Female B. a. aurota Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Belenois |
| Species: | B. aurota |
| Binomial name | |
| Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793) | |
| Distribution range | |
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Belenois aurota, the pioneer or pioneer white or 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.