Mylothris aburi

Mylothris aburi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species: M. aburi
Binomial name
Mylothris aburi
Larsen & Collins, 2003[1]

Mylothris aburi, the Savanna dotted border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in eastern Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Togo, and northern Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of the savanna forest transition zone. It is also found in dry forests and light woodland.

It has been recorded amongst old Loranthus-infested citrus trees

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