Mylothris chloris
Mylothris chloris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Mylothris |
Species: | M. chloris |
Binomial name | |
Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Mylothris chloris, the Western Dotted Border or Common Dotted Border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of open woodland and dense savanna, but may also be found in disturbed rainforest areas and suburban gardens.
The larvae feed on Osyris abyssinicus, Englerina gabonensis, Phragmanthera capitata, Loranthus and Viscum species.
Subspecies
- Mylothris chloris chloris (Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, north-western Tanzania)
- Mylothris chloris clarissa Butler, 1888 (eastern Uganda, western Kenya)
References
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- ↑ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina