Mylothris jacksoni

Mylothris jacksoni
Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni male
Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species: M. jacksoni
Binomial name
Mylothris jacksoni
Sharpe, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Mylothris striata Aurivillius, 1910
  • Mylothris sagala jacksoni f. insignis Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris sagala f. hyacinth Stoneham, 1957
  • Mylothris knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891
  • Mylothris sagala knutsoni f. discus Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris sagala nagichota Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris sagala sagitta Clifton, 1980

Mylothris jacksoni, Jackson’s Dotted Border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko). Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of submontane forests.

Adults have a weak flight and stay close to the ground. Males remain on wing for long periods, coursing along the edges of forests, while females spend most of their time in the forest canopy.

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.

Subspecies

References

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