Mylothris schumanni
| Mylothris schumanni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. schumanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904[1] | |
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Mylothris schumanni, Schumann’s Dotted Border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.
Adult males have been recorded mud-puddling on river banks in dense forest. Adults have a weak flight and are found in lighter parts of the forest, but occasionally venture out to feed on flowers nectar.
The larvae feed on Santalales species.
Subspecies
- Mylothris schumanni schumanni (Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Republic of Congo)
- Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944 (Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
- Mylothris schumanni zairiensis Berger, 1981 (northern and central Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia)
References
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- ↑ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina
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