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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.
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.
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 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.
Colotis danae, the crimson tip [1] [2] or scarlet tip, [2] is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in Asia and Africa. It is found in Asia and Africa.
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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 ...
The male and female of this small (wingspan of about one inch) butterfly are different in appearance. The topside of the male is silvery or dark blue with narrow black margins. The female is grayish brown, especially on the outer portions of the wings, to blue on the topside, with irregular bands of orange crescents inside the narrow black border.