Mylothris carcassoni
Mylothris carcassoni, the Carcasson's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Zimbabwe, where it is known only from the type locality (Butler North, south of Mutare).[2] The habitat consists of gallery forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. carcassoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Mylothris carcassoni van Son, 1948[1] | |
Adults have been recorded in September and March. They generally fly high up in the forest canopy, but come down to feed on flowers on occasion.
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- Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
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