Mylothris rubricosta

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Mylothris rubricosta
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Male
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Female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. rubricosta
Binomial name
Mylothris rubricosta
(Mabille, 1890) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris rubricostaMabille, 1890
  • Mylothris mackenzianaSharpe, 1891
  • Mylothris berenice r. berenicidesHolland, 1896
  • Mylothris sulphureotinctaStrand, 1909
  • Mylothris bernice rubricosta f. fuscescensTalbot, 1944
  • Mylothris bernice f. aethraStoneham, 1957

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. [2] The habitat consists of papyrus swamps.

Adults have a weak flight and stay close to the ground. Adults feed on the flower nectar of Persicaria barbata . They are on wing from August to March.

The larvae feed on Persicaria barbata species.

Subspecies

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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.