Mylothris yulei, Yule's dotted border or the fragile dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of submontane and montane forests and dense woodland.
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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. yulei
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Adults are very weak flyers and are often seen visiting flowers on the margins and in open glades of the forest. They are on wing from February to September and in November.
The larvae feed on Hevea brasiliensis, Theobroma cacao and Santalales species.
Subspecies edit
- M. y. yulei (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya (east of the Rift Valley), Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Mozambique, eastern border of Zimbabwe)
- M. y. amhara Ungemach, 1932 (southern Ethiopia)
- M. y. bansoana Talbot, 1944 (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon)
- M. y. latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Uganda, Kenya (west of the Rift Valley), north-western Tanzania)
References edit
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Wikispecies has information related to Mylothris yulei.
- ^ 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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