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Mylothris

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Kingdom
  
Subfamily
  
Pierinae

Scientific name
  
Mylothris

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Family
  
Pieridae

Tribe
  
Phylum
  
Rank
  
Genus

Mylothris Butterflies of Africa Mylothris rhodope

Similar
  
Butterfly, Belenois, Nepheronia, Dixeia, Pieridae

Mylothris, commonly called dotted borders, is a genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa.

Contents

mylothris sulphurea in flight


Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:

The chloris species group:

Mylothris Butterflies of Africa Mylothris chloris

  • Mylothris agathina (Cramer, [1779]) – eastern dotted border or common dotted border
  • Mylothris arabicus Gabriel, 1954
  • Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
  • Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) – western dotted border or common dotted border
  • Mylothris continua Aurivillius, 1910
  • Mylothris poppea (Cramer, [1777])
  • Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775) – tropical dotted border or Rhodope
  • The trimenia species group:

  • Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896
  • Mylothris smithii (Mabille, 1879)
  • Mylothris splendens Le Cerf, 1927
  • Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869 – Trimen's dotted border
  • The sagala species group:

  • Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 – Jackson's dotted border
  • Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886 – dusky dotted border
  • The bernice species group:

  • Mylothris bernice (Hewitson, [1866])
  • Mylothris carcassoni van Son, 1948
  • Ungrouped:

    Mylothris Butterflies of Africa Mylothris poppea

  • Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003
  • Mylothris alberici Dufrane, 1940
  • Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
  • Mylothris atewa Berger, 1980 – Atewa dotted border
  • Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906
  • Mylothris celisi Berger, 1981
  • Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
  • Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
  • Mylothris dimidiata Aurivillius, 1898
  • Mylothris ducarmei Hecq, 2001
  • Mylothris elodina Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902
  • Mylothris ertli Suffert, 1904
  • Mylothris eximia Hecq, 2005
  • Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Mylothris hilara (Karsch, 1892)
  • Mylothris humbloti (Oberthür, 1888)
  • Mylothris jaopura Karsch, 1893
  • Mylothris kahusiana Hecq, 2001
  • Mylothris kiellandi Berger, 1985
  • Mylothris kilimensis Kielland, 1990
  • Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
  • Mylothris knoopi Hecq, 2005
  • Mylothris leonora Krüger, 1928
  • Mylothris lucens Hecq, 2005
  • Mylothris mafuga Berger, 1981
  • Mylothris mavunda Hancock & Heath, 1985
  • Mylothris mortoni Blachier, 1912
  • Mylothris ngaziya Oberthür, 1888
  • Mylothris nubila (Möschler, 1884)
  • Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895
  • Mylothris ochrea Berger, 1981
  • Mylothris phileris (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Mylothris pluviata Berger, 1980
  • Mylothris polychroma Berger, 1981
  • Mylothris primulina Butler, 1897
  • Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880)
  • Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
  • Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
  • Mylothris rueppellii (Koch, 1865) – Rüppell's dotted border or twin dotted border
  • Mylothris schoutedeni Berger, 1952
  • Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904
  • Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
  • Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895
  • Mylothris spica (Möschler, 1884)
  • Mylothris subsolana Hecq, 2001
  • Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
  • Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985
  • Mylothris talboti Berger, 1980
  • Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897 – Yule's dotted border

  • Mylothris Butterflies of Africa Mylothris chloris

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    References

    Mylothris Wikipedia


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