Mylothris dimidiata

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Mylothris dimidiata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. dimidiata
Binomial name
Mylothris dimidiata
Synonyms
  • Mylothris sulphurea basalis f. pallescensTalbot, 1944

Mylothris dimidiata, the western sulphur dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and western Ghana. [2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

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<i>Mylothris nubila</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Mylothris sagala</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Mylothris schumanni</i> Species of butterfly

Mylothris schumanni, Schumann's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

<i>Mylothris sjostedti</i> Species of butterfly

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References

  1. Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.