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Mylothris rueppellii, the Rüppell's dotted border or twin dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.It is found in most of Africa, south of the Sahara.The wingspan is 48–55 millimetres (1.9–2.2 in) for males and 50–56 mm (2.0–2.2 in) for females.
Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869 – Trimen's dotted border; The sagala species group: Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 – Jackson's dotted border; Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886 – dusky dotted border; The bernice species group: Mylothris bernice (Hewitson, [1866]) Mylothris carcassoni van Son, 1948; Ungrouped: Mylothris aburi Larsen ...
Mylothris rhodope, the common dotted border, Rhodope or tropical dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and north ...
Mylothris sagala, the dusky dotted border or lemon dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of submontane and montane forests. Adults have a weak flight. They feed on the nectar of various ...
Mylothris agathina, the eastern dotted border or common dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, particularly East Africa and southern Africa. In South Africa its range has spread westwards around the coast in the late 20th century, and it now occurs north of Cape Town to somewhat beyond Saldanha ...
Mylothris yulei, Yule's dotted border or the fragile dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of submontane and montane forests and dense woodland.
Mylothris aburi, the savanna dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Togo, and northern Nigeria. [2] The habitat consists of the savanna-forest transition zone. It is also found in dry forests and light woodland. It has been recorded amongst old Loranthus-infested citrus trees
The bordered patch is an extremely variable butterfly. The upperside of the wings is mainly black with the forewing having rows of white and/or yellow-orange spots of varying sizes. [2] There is usually one whitish spot in the forewing cell. [3] The hindwing has many color variations.