Mylothris sagala

Mylothris sagala
	M. s. dentatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. sagala
Binomial name
	Mylothris sagala; Grose-Smith, 1886
Synonyms
	Mylothris narcissus var. dentatus Butler, 1896; Mylothris narcissus var. dulcis Thurau, 1903; Mylothris narcissus ab. decora Thurau, 1903; Mylothris narcissus ab. aequimargo Thurau, 1903; Mylothris narcissus Butler, 1888; Mylothris neumanni Sharpe, 1896; Mylothris sagala sagala f. seminigra Talbot, 1944; Mylothris swaynei Butler, 1899; Mylothris sagala f. umtaliana van Son, 1949;

Mylothris sagala, the dusky dotted border or lemon dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[2] The habitat consists of submontane and montane forests.

Adults have a weak flight. They feed on the nectar of various flowers. Adults have been recorded on wing in August, September, December and from February to May.

The larvae feed on , Erianthemum dregei, , , , Englerina, Agelanthus and Viscum species.

Subspecies[]

M. s. sagala (Tanzania)
M. s. albissima Talbot, 1944 (south-western Tanzania, northern Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Lomami)
M. s. dentatus Butler, 1896 (Malawi, north-eastern Zambia, Tanzania: Udzungwa Mountains)
M. s. mahale Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania)
M. s. mayenceae Berger, 1987 (Rwanda)
M. s. narcissus Butler, 1888 (south-eastern Kenya, Tanzania: Mount Kilimanjaro)
M. s. neumanni Sharpe, 1896 (central highlands of Kenya)
M. s. oldeanensis Kielland, 1990 (north-eastern Tanzania)
M. s. seminigra d’Abrera, 1980 (Tanzania: Uluguru Mountains)
M. s. swaynei Butler, 1899 (highlands of Ethiopia)
M. s. umtaliana d’Abrera, 1980 (eastern border of Zimbabwe, western border of Mozambique)

References[]

^ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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[funet-1] Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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Mylothris sagala

M. s. dentatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. sagala
Binomial name
*Mylothris sagala* Grose-Smith, 1886^[1]
Synonyms
Mylothris narcissus var. dentatus Butler, 1896 Mylothris narcissus var. dulcis Thurau, 1903 Mylothris narcissus ab. decora Thurau, 1903 Mylothris narcissus ab. aequimargo Thurau, 1903 Mylothris narcissus Butler, 1888 Mylothris neumanni Sharpe, 1896 Mylothris sagala sagala f. seminigra Talbot, 1944 Mylothris swaynei Butler, 1899 Mylothris sagala f. umtaliana van Son, 1949