Mylothris yulei

Mylothris yulei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. yulei
Binomial name
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897[1]
Synonyms
Mylothris yulei ab. sulphurascens Hulstaert, 1924 Mylothris yulei sulphurascens Berger, 1954 Mylothris latimargo amhara Ungemach, 1932 Mylothris latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921

Mylothris yulei, Yule’s Dotted Border or Fragile Dotted Border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.^[2] The habitat consists of submontane and montane forests and dense woodland.

Adults are very weak flyers and are often seen visiting flowers on the margins and in open glades of the forest. They are on wing from February to September and in November.

The larvae feed on Hevea brasiliensis, Theobroma cacao and Santalales species.

Subspecies

• Mylothris yulei yulei (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya (east of the Rift Valley), Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Mozambique, eastern border of Zimbabwe)
• Mylothris yulei amhara Ungemach, 1932 (southern Ethiopia)
• Mylothris yulei bansoana Talbot, 1944 (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon)
• Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Uganda, Kenya (west of the Rift Valley), north-western Tanzania)

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