Mylothris yulei

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Mylothris yulei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. yulei
Binomial name
Mylothris yulei
Butler, 1897 [1]
Synonyms
  • Mylothris yulei ab. sulphurascensHulstaert, 1924
  • Mylothris yulei sulphurascensBerger, 1954
  • Mylothris latimargo amharaUngemach, 1932
  • Mylothris latimargoJoicey & Talbot, 1921

Mylothris yulei, Yule's dotted border or the fragile dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of submontane and montane forests and dense woodland.

Adults are very weak flyers and are often seen visiting flowers on the margins and in open glades of the forest. They are on wing from February to September and in November.

The larvae feed on Hevea brasiliensis , Theobroma cacao and Santalales 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.