''Mylothris'', commonly called dotted borders, is a genus of
pierid
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America and Eurasia.DeVries P. J. in Le ...
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
found in
Africa.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:
''Mylothris''
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The ''chloris'' species group:
* ''Mylothris agathina
''Mylothris agathina'', the eastern dotted border or common dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, particularly East Africa and southern Africa. In South Africa its range has spread westwards a ...
'' (Cramer, 779
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– eastern dotted border or common dotted border
* '' Mylothris arabicus'' Gabriel, 1954
* ''Mylothris asphodelus
''Mylothris asphodelus'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and possibly Angola. The habitat cons ...
'' Butler, 1888
* ''Mylothris chloris
''Mylothris chloris'', the western dotted border or common dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin ...
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* ''Mylothris continua
''Mylothris continua'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
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'' Aurivillius, 1910
* ''Mylothris poppea
''Mylothris poppea'', the Poppea dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo. The habitat consists of forests, penetrating riverine and drier forest areas.
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* '' Mylothris rhodope'' (Fabricius, 1775) – tropical dotted border or Rhodope
The ''trimenia'' species group:
* ''Mylothris croceus
''Mylothris croceus'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La R ...
'' Butler, 1896
* '' Mylothris smithii'' (Mabille, 1879)
* '''' Le Cerf, 1927
* ''Mylothris trimenia
''Mylothris trimenia'', the Trimen's dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in South Africa, on the wet side of the Winterberg escarpment from the East Cape to the coast. It is also found in KwaZulu-Natal and the Limpop ...
'' Butler, 1869 – Trimen's dotted border
The ''sagala'' species group:
* ''Mylothris jacksoni
''Mylothris jacksoni'', the Jackson's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea ( Bioko). Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and T ...
'' Sharpe, 1891 – Jackson's dotted border
* ''Mylothris sagala
''Mylothris sagala'', the dusky dotted border or lemon dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists ...
'' Grose-Smith, 1886 – dusky dotted border
The ''bernice'' species group:
* '' Mylothris bernice'' (Hewitson, 866
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* '' Mylothris carcassoni'' van Son, 1948
Ungrouped:
* '' Mylothris aburi'' Larsen & Collins, 2003
* '' Mylothris alberici'' Dufrane, 1940
* '' Mylothris alcuana'' Grünberg, 1910
* '' Mylothris atewa'' Berger, 1980 – Atewa dotted border
* '' Mylothris basalis'' Aurivillius, 1906
* '' Mylothris celisi'' Berger, 1981
* ''Mylothris citrina
''Mylothris citrina'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a cou ...
'' Aurivillius, 1898
* ''Mylothris crawshayi
''Mylothris crawshayi'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane forests and montane forest-grassland mosaic.
Adults have a fast flight compared to other ''Mylothris
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'' Butler, 1896
* '' Mylothris dimidiata'' Aurivillius, 1898
* '' Mylothris ducarmei'' Hecq, 2001
* '' Mylothris elodina'' Talbot, 1944
* '' Mylothris erlangeri'' Pagenstecher, 1902
* ''Mylothris ertli
''Mylothris ertli'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great L ...
'' Suffert, 1904
* '' Mylothris eximia'' Hecq, 2005
* '' Mylothris flaviana'' Grose-Smith, 1898
* '' Mylothris hilara'' (Karsch, 1892)
* '' Mylothris humbloti'' (Oberthür, 1888)
* '' Mylothris jaopura'' Karsch, 1893
* '' Mylothris kahusiana'' Hecq, 2001
* '' Mylothris kiellandi'' Berger, 1985
* '' Mylothris kilimensis'' Kielland, 1990
* '' Mylothris kiwuensis'' Grünberg, 1910
* '' Mylothris knoopi'' Hecq, 2005
* '' Mylothris leonora'' Krüger, 1928
* '' Mylothris lucens'' Hecq, 2005
* '' Mylothris mafuga'' Berger, 1981
* ''Mylothris mavunda
''Mylothris mavunda'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in north-western Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it ...
'' Hancock & Heath, 1985
* '' Mylothris mortoni'' Blachier, 1912
* '' Mylothris ngaziya'' Oberthür, 1888
* '' Mylothris nubila'' (Möschler, 1884)
* '' Mylothris ochracea'' Aurivillius, 1895
* '' Mylothris ochrea'' Berger, 1981
* '' Mylothris phileris'' (Boisduval, 1833)
* '' Mylothris pluviata'' Berger, 1980
* '' Mylothris polychroma'' Berger, 1981
* '' Mylothris primulina'' Butler, 1897
* '' Mylothris rembina'' (Plötz, 1880)
* '' Mylothris ruandana'' Strand, 1909
* '' Mylothris rubricosta'' Mabille, 1890
* ''Mylothris rueppellii ''Mylothris rueppellii'', the Rüppell's dotted border or twin dotted border, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in most of Africa, south of the Sahara. The wingspan is for males and for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with ...
'' (Koch, 1865) – Rüppell's dotted border or twin dotted border
* '' Mylothris schoutedeni'' Berger, 1952
* ''Mylothris schumanni
''Mylothris schumanni'', Schumann's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan ...
'' Suffert, 1904
* '' Mylothris similis'' Lathy, 1906
* '' Mylothris sjostedti'' Aurivillius, 1895
* '' Mylothris spica'' (Möschler, 1884)
* '' Mylothris subsolana'' Hecq, 2001
* '' Mylothris sulphurea'' Aurivillius, 1895
* '' Mylothris superbus'' Kielland, 1985
* '' Mylothris talboti'' Berger, 1980
* '' Mylothris yulei'' Butler, 1897 – Yule's dotted border
References
Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 10 et seq
Pierini
Pieridae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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