Mylothris spica
Mylothris spica, the spica dotted border is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ghana and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of wet forests.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. spica |
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The larvae feed on Santalales species.
Subspecies
- Mylothris spica spica (Ghana)
- Mylothris spica gabela Berger, 1979 (Angola)
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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