Mylothris kiwuensis

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Mylothris
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Mylothris kiwuensis is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and possibly Kenya. The habitat consists of primary forests.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

Subspecies

M. k. kiwuensis (Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu)

M. k. rhodopoides Talbot, 1944 (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, north-western Tanzania, possibly Kenya)

M. k. katera Berger, 1979 (western and southern Uganda)

M. k. marielouisae Berger, 1979 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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