Mylothris carcassoni
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. carcassoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Mylothris carcassoni van Son, 1948[1]
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Mylothris carcassoni, the Carcasson's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Zimbabwe, where it is known only from the type locality (Butler North, south of Mutare).[2] The habitat consists of gallery forests.
Adults have been recorded in September and March. They generally fly high up in the forest canopy, but come down to feed on flowers on occasion.
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- ^ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
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- Butterflies described in 1948
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- Endemic fauna of Zimbabwe
- Butterflies of Africa
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