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Mylothris crawshayi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Mylothris

Mylothris crawshayi

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Mylothris crawshayi is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane forests and montane forest-grassland mosaic.

Adults have a fast flight compared to other Mylothris species.

The larvae feed on Santalales species and Phragmanthera usuiensis.

Subspecies

  • Mylothris crawshayi crawshayi (northern Malawi, eastern Zambia)
  • Mylothris crawshayi bunduki Berger, 1980 (eastern Tanzania)
  • References

    Mylothris crawshayi Wikipedia