Biology:Mylothris spica

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Mylothris spica
Mylothris spica.jpg
Mylothris spica - Cameroon
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. spica
Binomial name
Mylothris spica
(Möschler, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tachyris poppea var. spica Möschler, 1884

Mylothris spica, the spica dotted border is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ghana and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

Subspecies

  • Mylothris spica spica (Ghana)
  • Mylothris spica gabela Berger, 1979 (Angola)

References

  1. ↑ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_anthocharidini.doc. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2674553 entry




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