Mylothris rubricosta, the eastern swamp dotted border or streaked dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of papyrus swamps.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. rubricosta
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Adults have a weak flight and stay close to the ground. Adults feed on the flower nectar of Persicaria barbata. They are on wing from August to March.
The larvae feed on Persicaria barbata species.
Subspecies
edit- Mylothris rubricosta rubricosta (southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique)
- Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944 (eastern Tanzania, Malawi, north-western Zimbabwe, Botswana)
- Mylothris rubricosta pulchra Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania)
References
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- ^ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini – Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
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