Biology:Mylothris schumanni

Short description: Species of butterfly

Mylothris schumanni
Mylothris schumanni female - Ashanti Region, Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. schumanni
Binomial name
Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904
Synonyms
Mylothris fernandina Schultze, 1914 Mylothris rhodope uniformis Talbot, 1944 Mylothris schumanni f. immaculata Berger, 1981

Mylothris schumanni, Schumann's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Adult males have been recorded mud-puddling on river banks in dense forest. Adults have a weak flight and are found in lighter parts of the forest, but occasionally venture out to feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

Subspecies

• Mylothris schumanni schumanni (Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo)
• Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
• Mylothris schumanni zairiensis Berger, 1981 (northern and central Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1963683 entry