Mylothris poppea | |
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Mylothris poppea male - Ashanti Region, Ghana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Mylothris |
Species: | M. poppea
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Binomial name | |
Mylothris poppea | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
Mylothris poppea | |
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Mylothris poppea male - Ashanti Region, Ghana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Mylothris |
Species: | M. poppea
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Binomial name | |
Mylothris poppea | |
Synonyms | |
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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.