Mylothris sjostedti

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Mylothris sjostedti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species: M. sjostedti
Binomial name
Mylothris sjostedti
Aurivillius, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Mylothrys sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952

Mylothris sjostedti, Sjoestedt’s Dotted Border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Mylothris sjostedti sjostedti (Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, north-western Tanzania)

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