Mylothris poppea

Mylothris poppea
	File:Mylothris poppea male.jpg
	Mylothris poppea male - Ashanti Region, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. poppea
Binomial name
	Mylothris poppea; (Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
	Papilio poppea Cramer, 1777; Mylothris dubia Aurivillius, 1907; Mylothris hilara f. limbonotata Strand, 1913; Mylothris hilara ab. conflua Strand, 1913; Mylothris alcuana ab. excavata Strand, 1913; Mylothris poppea hilara f. trimacula Talbot, 1944; Mylothris poppea poppea ab. pseudospica Dufrane, 1947;

Mylothris poppea, the Poppea dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo.^[2] The habitat consists of forests, penetrating riverine and drier forest areas.

The larvae feed on Loranthaceae species.

References

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Mylothris poppea
File:Mylothris poppea male.jpg
Mylothris poppea male - Ashanti Region, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. poppea
Binomial name
*Mylothris poppea* (Cramer, 1777)^[1]
Synonyms
Papilio poppea Cramer, 1777 Mylothris dubia Aurivillius, 1907 Mylothris hilara f. limbonotata Strand, 1913 Mylothris hilara ab. conflua Strand, 1913 Mylothris alcuana ab. excavata Strand, 1913 Mylothris poppea hilara f. trimacula Talbot, 1944 Mylothris poppea poppea ab. pseudospica Dufrane, 1947