Mylothris jacksoni
| Mylothris jacksoni | |
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| Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni male | |
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| Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. jacksoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891[1] | |
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Mylothris jacksoni, Jackson’s Dotted Border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko). Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of submontane forests.
Adults have a weak flight and stay close to the ground. Males remain on wing for long periods, coursing along the edges of forests, while females spend most of their time in the forest canopy.
The larvae feed on Loranthus species.
Subspecies
- Mylothris jacksoni jacksoni (Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western and central Kenya, northern Tanzania)
- Mylothris jacksoni cederici Collins, 1997 (Bioko)
- Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946 (south-eastern Kenya)
- Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891 (eastern highlands of Nigeria, highlands of Cameroon)
- Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944 (mountains of southern Sudan, Ethiopia)
- Mylothris jacksoni sagitta Clifton, 1980 (Kenya)
References
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- ↑ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina