Mylothris jacksoni

Jackson's dotted border
M. j. knutssoni male
M. j. knutssoni female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. jacksoni
Binomial name
Mylothris jacksoni
Sharpe, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Mylothris striata Aurivillius, 1910
  • Mylothris sagala jacksoni f. insignis Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris sagala f. hyacinth Stoneham, 1957
  • Mylothris knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891
  • Mylothris sagala knutsoni f. discus Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris sagala nagichota Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris sagala sagitta Clifton, 1980

Mylothris jacksoni, the Jackson's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko). Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of submontane forests.

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.

Subspecies

  • M. j. jacksoni (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western and central Kenya, northern Tanzania)
  • M. j. cederici Collins, 1997 (Bioko)
  • M. j. cephisus Talbot, 1946 (south-eastern Kenya)
  • M. j. knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891 (eastern highlands of Nigeria, highlands of Cameroon)
  • M. j. nagichota Talbot, 1944 (mountains of southern Sudan, Ethiopia)
  • M. j. sagitta Clifton, 1980 (Kenya)

References

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


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