Mylothris yulei
Species of butterfly
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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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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. yulei |
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They are on wing from February to September and in November.
The larvae feed on Hevea brasiliensis, Theobroma cacao and Santalales species.
Subspecies
- 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)
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