Biology:Mylothris bernice

Short description: Species of butterfly

Mylothris bernice
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. bernice
Binomial name
Mylothris bernice (Hewitson, 1866)
Synonyms
Pieris bernice Hewitson, 1866 Pieris bernice f. pallescens Gaede, 1916

Mylothris bernice is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Cameroon and Gabon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Zambia. The habitat consists of marshes and swamps.

The larvae feed on Persicaria attenuata pulchra. Final instar larvae have a dark brown head and a pale brown body with dark brown bands. They reach a length of about 25 mm (0.98 in). Pupation takes place in a pale pinkish brown pupa.

Subspecies

• M. b. bernice (Cameroon, Gabon)
• M. b. albescens Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• M. b. berenicides Holland, 1896 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda)
• M. b. nigrovenosa Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• M. b. overlaeti Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 12

Wikidata ☰ Q2115704 entry