Biology:Mylothris sulphurea
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Mylothris sulphurea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. sulphurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895[1]
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Mylothris sulphurea, the sulphur dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.
The larvae feed on Santalales species.
References
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Wikidata ☰ Q6947780 entry
