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Mylothris sulphurea

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Mylothris sulphurea
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M. sulphurea
Binomial name
Mylothris sulphurea
Synonyms
  • Mylothris flavia Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1900
  • Mylothris beethoveni Suffert, 1904
  • Mylothris semiflava Schultze, 1914

Mylothris sulphurea, the sulphur dotted border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

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