Mylothris bernice

Mylothris bernice
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. bernice
Binomial name
	Mylothris bernice; (Hewitson, 1866)
Synonyms
	Pieris bernice Hewitson, 1866; Pieris bernice f. pallescens Gaede, 1916;

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. Final instar larvae have a dark brown head and a pale brown body with dark brown bands. 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)