Mylothris jaopura

Mylothris jaopura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species: M. jaopura
Binomial name
Mylothris jaopura
Karsch, 1893[1]

Mylothris jaopura, Karsch’s Dotted Border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, western Cameroon and possibly Liberia.[2] The habitat consists of forests and occasionally dense Guinea savanna. It is also found in disturbed habitats such as suburban gardens.

The larvae feed on Loranthaceae species.

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