Biology:Mylothris poppea
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Mylothris poppea | |
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Mylothris poppea male - Ashanti Region, Ghana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Mylothris |
Species: | M. poppea
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Binomial name | |
Mylothris poppea (Cramer, 1777)[1]
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Mylothris poppea, the Poppea dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo.[2] The habitat consists of forests, penetrating riverine and drier forest areas.
The larvae feed on Loranthaceae species.
References
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Wikidata ☰ Q2395885 entry
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