Mylothris nubila

Mylothris nubila
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. nubila
Binomial name
Mylothris nubila (Möschler, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
Tachyris poppea var. nubila Möschler, 1884 Mylothris canescens Joicey & Talbot, 1922 Mylothris pernaria Hulstaert, 1924 Mylothris nubila canescens f. nivescens Berger, 1954

Mylothris nubila is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.^[2]

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

Subspecies

• Mylothris nubila nubila (Cameroon, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe)
• Mylothris nubila canescens Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
• Mylothris nubila fontainei Berger, 1952 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
• Mylothris nubila somereni Talbot, 1946 (Uganda: western slopes of Mount Elgon)

References

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• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 11