Mylothris rhodope

Mylothris rhodope
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species: M. rhodope
Binomial name
Mylothris rhodope
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio rhodope Fabricius, 1775
  • Pieris eudoxia Boisduval, 1836
  • Mylothris spica caspi Suffert, 1904
  • Mylothris hilara f. pseudohilara Strand, 1912
  • Mylothris spica ab. hintzi Strand, 1912
  • Mylothris spica f. spicana Strand, 1913
  • Mylothris spica f. spicatana Strand, 1913
  • Mylothris spica f. spicatella Strand, 1913
  • Mylothris spica f. donovani Holland, 1920
  • Mylothris rhodope f. lutea Berger, 1981

Mylothris rhodope, the Common Dotted Border, Rhodope or Tropical Dotted Border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and north-western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Adult males have been recorded mud-puddling on the banks of forest streams. Females fly low and stay amongst shady places in the forest.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

References

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