Mylothris hilara

Hilara dotted border
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. hilara
Binomial name
	Mylothris hilara; (Karsch, 1892)
Synonyms
	Pieris hilaraKarsch, 1892; Mylothris poppea furvusBernardi, 1953; Mylothris poppea hilara f. furvusTalbot, 1944;

Last updated January 21, 2026

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.^[2] Its habitat consists of submontane and lowland forests.

Subspecies

Mylothris hilara hilara (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon)
Mylothris hilara furvusBernardi, 1953 (Equatorial Guinea: Bioko)
Mylothris hilara gomaBerger, 1981 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya)

References

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

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 10

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[funet-1] Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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