Mylothris bernice

Mylothris bernice
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. bernice
Binomial name
Mylothris bernice (Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Pieris bernice Hewitson, 1866 Pieris bernice f. pallescens Gaede, 1916

Mylothris bernice is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Cameroon and Gabon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of marshes and swamps.

The larvae feed on Persicaria attenuata pulchra. They reach a length of about 25 mm (0.98 in). Pupation takes place in a pale pinkish brown pupa.

Subspecies

• M. b. bernice (Cameroon, Gabon)
• M. b. albescens Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• M. b. berenicides Holland, 1896 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda)
• M. b. nigrovenosa Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• M. b. overlaeti Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)

References

1. Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-29.

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 12