Mylothris rembina

Mylothris rembina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species: M. rembina
Binomial name
Mylothris rembina
(Plötz, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris rembina Plötz, 1880
  • Mylothris subfusa Crowley, 1890
  • Mylothris camerunica Aurivillius, 1891
  • Mylothris chloris f. infuscata Bartel, 1905
  • Mylothris rembina f. fusca Bartel, 1905
  • Mylothris aneria Hulstaert, 1924
  • Mylothris rembina f. arctata Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris rembina f. semifusca Talbot, 1944

Mylothris rembina, the Smoky Dotted Border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Angola.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults have been recorded feeding on Lantana species.

References

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  1. ↑ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina


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