Mylothris nubila

Mylothris nubila
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. nubila
Binomial name
Mylothris nubila (Möschler, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
Tachyris poppea var. nubila Möschler, 1884 Mylothris canescens Joicey & Talbot, 1922 Mylothris pernaria Hulstaert, 1924 Mylothris nubila canescens f. nivescens Berger, 1954

Mylothris nubila is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2]

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

Subspecies

• M. n. nubila (Cameroon, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe)
• M. n. canescens Joicey & Talbot, 1922 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• M. n. fontainei Berger, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• M. n. somereni Talbot, 1946 (Uganda: western slopes of Mount Elgon)

References

1. Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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