Mylothris rhodope

Mylothris rhodope
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. rhodope
Binomial name
Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Papilio rhodope Fabricius, 1775 Pieris eudoxia Boisduval, 1836 Mylothris spica caspi Suffert, 1904 Mylothris hilara f. pseudohilara Strand, 1912 Mylothris spica ab. hintzi Strand, 1912 Mylothris spica f. spicana Strand, 1913 Mylothris spica f. spicatana Strand, 1913 Mylothris spica f. spicatella Strand, 1913 Mylothris spica f. donovani Holland, 1920 Mylothris rhodope f. lutea Berger, 1981

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-western Zambia. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Adult males have been recorded mud-puddling on the banks of forest streams. Females fly low and stay amongst shady places in the forest.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 11