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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)

    • References

    Mylothris kiwuensis Wikipedia
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