Mylothris crawshayi

Short description: Species of butterfly

Mylothris crawshayi

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Pieridae
Genus:  | Mylothris
Species:  |

M. crawshayi

Binomial name
Mylothris crawshayi

Butler, 1896[1]

Synonyms

* Mylothris crawshayi f. iringa Berger, 1985

Mylothris crawshayi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests and montane forest-grassland mosaic.

Adults have a fast flight compared to other Mylothris species.

The larvae feed on Santalales species and Phragmanthera usuiensis.

## Subspecies

* Mylothris crawshayi crawshayi (northern Malawi, eastern Zambia)
* Mylothris crawshayi bunduki Berger, 1980 (eastern Tanzania)

## References

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1. ↑ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_anthocharidini.doc.

* Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 11

Wikidata ☰ Q3463046 entry

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