Mylothris erlangeri

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Mylothris erlangeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. erlangeri
Binomial name
Mylothris erlangeri

Mylothris erlangeri is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Ethiopia. [2]

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Mylothris, commonly called dotted borders, is a genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa.

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

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

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

Mylothris bernice is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Cameroon and Gabon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Zambia. The habitat consists of marshes and swamps.

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

Mylothris chloris, the western dotted border or common dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of open woodland and dense savanna, but may also be found in disturbed rainforest areas and suburban gardens.

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

Mylothris citrina is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

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

Mylothris crawshayi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane forests and montane forest-grassland mosaic.

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

Mylothris hilara, the hilara dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of submontane forests and lowland forests.

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

Mylothris jacksoni, the Jackson's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko). Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of submontane forests.

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

Mylothris ngaziya is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on the Comoros.

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

Mylothris nubila is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

Mylothris ochracea, the ochreous dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of primary forests.

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

Mylothris rembina, the smoky dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Angola. The habitat consists of forests.

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

Mylothris rhodope, the common dotted border, Rhodope or tropical dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

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

Mylothris rubricosta, the eastern swamp dotted border or streaked dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of papyrus swamps.

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

Mylothris sjostedti, Sjoestedt's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. The name honours Bror Yngve Sjöstedt.

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

Mylothris smithii is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.

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

Mylothris spica, the spica dotted border is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ghana and Angola. The habitat consists of wet forests.

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

Mylothris sulphurea, the sulphur dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of dense forests.

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

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. The habitat consists of dense forests.

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.