- Mylothris agathina
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Mylothris agathina 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pieridae Genus: Mylothris Species: M. agathina Binomial name Mylothris agathina
(Cramer, [1779])[1]Synonyms - Papilio agathina Cramer, [1779]
- Mylothris richlora Suffert, 1904
The Eastern Dotted Border or Common Dotted Border (Mylothris agathina) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and southern and eastern South Africa. Its range has spread Westwards around the coast in recent decades however, and it now occurs to the north of Cape Town to somewhat beyond Saldanha.[2]
The wingspan is 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in) for males and 52–65 mm (2.0–2.6 in) for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks in October and from late February to April.[3] The larvae feed on Tapinanthus oleifolius, Tapinanthus rubromarginatus, Erianthemum dregei, Teighemia quinquenervia, Ximenia caffra, Osyris lanceolata, and Osyris compressa (which used to be called Colpoon compressum)).[4]
Mylothris agathina, Pieridae: Common Dotted Border Photographed at Langebaan in South Africa
Subspecies
- Mylothris agathina agathina
- Mylothris agathina richlora Suffert, 1904
References
- ^ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Alan Weaving; Mike Picker; Griffiths, Charles Llewellyn (2003). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. New Holland Publishers, Ltd. ISBN 1-86872-713-0.
- ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ^ Manning, John (2008). Field Guide to Fynbos. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. ISBN 9781770072657.
External links
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