Biology:Mylothris rhodope

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Mylothris rhodope
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Male
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Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. rhodope
Binomial name
Mylothris rhodope
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio rhodope Fabricius, 1775
  • Pieris eudoxia Boisduval, 1836
  • Mylothris spica caspi Suffert, 1904
  • Mylothris hilara f. pseudohilara Strand, 1912
  • Mylothris spica ab. hintzi Strand, 1912
  • Mylothris spica f. spicana Strand, 1913
  • Mylothris spica f. spicatana Strand, 1913
  • Mylothris spica f. spicatella Strand, 1913
  • Mylothris spica f. donovani Holland, 1920
  • Mylothris rhodope f. lutea Berger, 1981

Mylothris rhodope, the common dotted border, Rhodope or tropical dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and north-western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Adult males have been recorded mud-puddling on the banks of forest streams. Females fly low and stay amongst shady places in the forest.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2187937 entry