Mylothris jaopura
Karsch's dotted border | |
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Mylothris jaopura female - Ashanti Region, Ghana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Mylothris |
Species: | M. jaopura
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Binomial name | |
Mylothris jaopura |
Mylothris jaopura, Karsch's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, western Cameroon and possibly Liberia.[2] The habitat consists of forests and occasionally dense Guinea savanna. It is also found in disturbed habitats such as suburban gardens.
The larvae feed on Loranthaceae species.
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mylothris jaopura. |
Wikispecies has information related to Mylothris jaopura. |
- ^ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1893
- Pierini
- Butterflies of Africa
- Pieridae stubs