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Mylothris jacksoni

Mylothris jacksoni, the Jackson's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko). Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of submontane forests.

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.

Subspecies

  • M. j. jacksoni (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western and central Kenya, northern Tanzania)
  • M. j. cederici <small>Collins, 1997</small> (Bioko)
  • M. j. cephisus <small>Talbot, 1946</small> (south-eastern Kenya)
  • M. j. knutssoni <small>Aurivillius, 1891</small> (eastern highlands of Nigeria, highlands of Cameroon)
  • M. j. nagichota <small>Talbot, 1944</small> (mountains of southern Sudan, Ethiopia)
  • M. j. sagitta <small>Clifton, 1980</small> (Kenya)

References