Biology:Mylothris crawshayi
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Mylothris crawshayi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. crawshayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896[1]
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Mylothris crawshayi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests and montane forest-grassland mosaic.
Adults have a fast flight compared to other Mylothris species.
The larvae feed on Santalales species and Phragmanthera usuiensis.
Subspecies
- Mylothris crawshayi crawshayi (northern Malawi, eastern Zambia)
- Mylothris crawshayi bunduki Berger, 1980 (eastern Tanzania)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mylothris crawshayi. |
Wikidata ☰ Q3463046 entry
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