Biology:Mylothris kilimensis

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Mylothris kilimensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. kilimensis
Binomial name
Mylothris kilimensis
Kielland, 1990[1]

Mylothris kilimensis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of submontane and montane forests.

The length of the forewings is 22–27 mm for males and 22.5-27.8 mm for females. There is a large pale yellow basal area on the upperside of the forewings in both sexes. The hindwings with have a pale yellow basal area. The underside often has rays of greenish-yellow suffusion, particularly in females. The underside of the forewings has a basal pale yellow patch. Adults have a weak and floating flight. They fly around trees and shrubs.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

Subspecies

  • Mylothris kilimensis kilimensis (southern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
  • Mylothris kilimensis rondonis Kielland, 1990 (eastern Tanzania to the Rondo Plateau)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2063076 entry