Mylothris schumanni

Mylothris schumanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species: M. schumanni
Binomial name
Mylothris schumanni
Suffert, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Mylothris fernandina Schultze, 1914
  • Mylothris rhodope uniformis Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris schumanni f. immaculata Berger, 1981

Mylothris schumanni, Schumann’s Dotted Border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Adult males have been recorded mud-puddling on river banks in dense forest. Adults have a weak flight and are found in lighter parts of the forest, but occasionally venture out to feed on flowers nectar.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

Subspecies

References

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