Biology:Mylothris kiwuensis
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Mylothris kiwuensis | |
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| Mylothris kiwuensis ventral view - Ituri Province, DRC | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. kiwuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910[1]
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Mylothris kiwuensis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and possibly Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
The larvae feed on Santalales species.
Subspecies
- M. k. kiwuensis (Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu)
- M. k. rhodopoides Talbot, 1944 (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, north-western Tanzania, possibly Kenya)
- M. k. katera Berger, 1979 (western and southern Uganda)
- M. k. marielouisae Berger, 1979 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mylothris kiwuensis. |
Wikidata ☰ Q2023285 entry
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