Biology:Mylothris jacksoni

Short description: Species of butterfly

Jackson's dotted border
M. j. knutssoni male
M. j. knutssoni female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. jacksoni
Binomial name
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
Synonyms
Mylothris striata Aurivillius, 1910 Mylothris sagala jacksoni f. insignis Talbot, 1944 Mylothris sagala f. hyacinth Stoneham, 1957 Mylothris knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891 Mylothris sagala knutsoni f. discus Talbot, 1944 Mylothris sagala nagichota Talbot, 1944 Mylothris sagala sagitta Clifton, 1980

Mylothris jacksoni, the Jackson's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko). Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of submontane forests.

Adults have a weak flight and stay close to the ground. Males remain on wing for long periods, coursing along the edges of forests, while females spend most of their time in the forest canopy.

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.

Subspecies

• M. j. jacksoni (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western and central Kenya, northern Tanzania)
• M. j. cederici Collins, 1997 (Bioko)
• M. j. cephisus Talbot, 1946 (south-eastern Kenya)
• M. j. knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891 (eastern highlands of Nigeria, highlands of Cameroon)
• M. j. nagichota Talbot, 1944 (mountains of southern Sudan, Ethiopia)
• M. j. sagitta Clifton, 1980 (Kenya)

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 11

Wikidata ☰ Q2235034 entry