Mylothris hilara, the hilara dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of submontane forests and lowland forests.

Hilara dotted border
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species:
M. hilara
Binomial name
Mylothris hilara
(Karsch, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris hilara Karsch, 1892
  • Mylothris poppea furvus Bernardi, 1953
  • Mylothris poppea hilara f. furvus Talbot, 1944

Subspecies edit

  • Mylothris hilara hilara (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon)
  • Mylothris hilara furvus Bernardi, 1953 (Equatorial Guinea: Bioko)
  • Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya)

References edit

  1. ^ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.