Mylothris spica

Mylothris spica
Mylothris spica - Cameroon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. spica
Binomial name
Mylothris spica
(Möschler, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tachyris poppea var. spica Möschler, 1884

Mylothris spica, the spica dotted border is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ghana and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

Subspecies

  • Mylothris spica spica (Ghana)
  • Mylothris spica gabela Berger, 1979 (Angola)

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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