Mylothris sulphurea

Species of butterfly

Mylothris sulphurea
Figures 6 and 7
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. sulphurea
Binomial name
Mylothris sulphurea
Aurivillius, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Mylothris flavia Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1900
  • Mylothris beethoveni Suffert, 1904
  • Mylothris semiflava Schultze, 1914

Mylothris sulphurea, the sulphur dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

References

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  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.
  • Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 10
Taxon identifiers
Mylothris sulphurea


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