Mylothris spica

Mylothris spica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species: M. spica
Binomial name
Mylothris spica
(Möschler, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tachyris poppea var. spica Möschler, 1884

Mylothris spica, the Spica Dotted Border is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Ghana and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

Subspecies

References

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