Mylothris bernice
Species of butterfly
Mylothris bernice | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Mylothris |
Species: | M. bernice |
Binomial name | |
Mylothris bernice (Hewitson, 1866)[1] | |
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Mylothris bernice is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Cameroon and Gabon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of marshes and swamps.
The larvae feed on Persicaria attenuata pulchra. They reach a length of about 25 mm (0.98 in). Pupation takes place in a pale pinkish brown pupa.
Subspecies
- M. b. bernice (Cameroon, Gabon)
- M. b. albescens Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- M. b. berenicides Holland, 1896 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda)
- M. b. nigrovenosa Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- M. b. overlaeti Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
References
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- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 12
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