Mylothris rueppellii
| Mylothris rueppellii | |
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| M. r. haemus, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. rueppellii |
| Binomial name | |
| Mylothris rueppellii (Koch, 1865)[1] | |
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Mylothris rueppellii, the Rüppell's dotted border or twin dotted border, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in most of Africa, south of the Sahara. The wingspan is 48–55 millimetres (1.9–2.2 in) for males and 50–56 mm (2.0–2.2 in) for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks in October and from late February to April in southern Africa.[2] The larvae feed on various Loranthaceae species, including Loranthus, Tapinanthus oleifolius and Tapinanthus rubromarginatus.
Subspecies
- M. r. rueppellii (highlands of Ethiopia)
- M. r. haemus (Trimen, 1879) (southern Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa)
- M. r. josi Larsen, 1986 (Nigeria)[3]
- M. r. rhodesiana Riley, 1921 (northern Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), south-eastern Angola)
- M. r. septentrionalis Carpenter, 1928 (southern Sudan)
- M. r. tirikensis Neave, 1904 (highlands of Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania)
Gallery
Images from gardens in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Male
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Male underside
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Female underside
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Male in flight
References
- ↑ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina
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