Mylothris rhodope
Mylothris rhodope | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Mylothris |
Species: | M. rhodope |
Binomial name | |
Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)[1] | |
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Mylothris rhodope, the common dotted border, Rhodope or tropical dotted border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. 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.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.
Adult males have been recorded mud-puddling on the banks of forest streams. Females fly low and stay amongst shady places in the forest.
The larvae feed on Santalales species.
References
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- ↑ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina
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