Mylothris rubricosta
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Mylothris |
Species: | M. rubricosta
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Binomial name | |
Mylothris rubricosta | |
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Mylothris rubricosta, the eastern swamp dotted border or streaked dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of papyrus swamps.
Adults have a weak flight and stay close to the ground. Adults feed on the flower nectar of . They are on wing from August to March.
The larvae feed on species.
Subspecies[]
- Mylothris rubricosta rubricosta (southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique)
- Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944 (eastern Tanzania, Malawi, north-western Zimbabwe, Botswana)
- Mylothris rubricosta pulchra Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania)
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mylothris rubricosta. |
Wikispecies has information related to Mylothris rubricosta. |
- ^ 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 1890
- Pierini
- Butterflies of Africa
- Pieridae stubs