Mylothris jaopura
Species of butterfly
| Karsch's dotted border | |
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| Mylothris jaopura female - Ashanti Region, Ghana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. jaopura |
| Binomial name | |
| Mylothris jaopura Karsch, 1893[1] | |
Mylothris jaopura, Karsch's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, western Cameroon and possibly Liberia.[2] The habitat consists of forests and occasionally dense Guinea savanna. It is also found in disturbed habitats such as suburban gardens.
The larvae feed on Loranthaceae species.
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