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Mylothris trimenia

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Mylothris trimenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. trimenia
Binomial name
Mylothris trimenia
(Butler, 1869)[2]
Synonyms
  • Pieris trimenia Butler, 1869

Mylothris trimenia, the Trimen's dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in South Africa, on the wet side of the Winterberg escarpment from the East Cape to the coast. It is also found in KwaZulu-Natal and the Limpopo Province.

The wingspan is 45–50 millimetres (1.8–2.0 in). Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas, with a peak from October to April. In cooler areas it is only on the wing from October to April.[3]

The larvae feed on Tapinanthus - T. oleifolius and T. kraussianus.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Armstrong, A.J. (2020). "Mylothris trimenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161326886A161326890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T161326886A161326890.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Mylothris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  4. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.