Mylothris sjostedti

Mylothris sjostedti, Sjoestedt's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests. The name honours Bror Yngve Sjöstedt.

Mylothris sjostedti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. sjostedti
Binomial name
Mylothris sjostedti
Synonyms
  • Mylothrys sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952

Subspecies

  • Mylothris sjostedti sjostedti (Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi, north-western Tanzania)

References

  1. Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.


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