Mylothris sagala, the dusky dotted border or lemon dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of submontane and montane forests.
Adults have a weak flight. They feed on the nectar of various flowers. Adults have been recorded on wing in August, September, December and from February to May.
The larvae feed on Loranthus freisiorum, Erianthemum dregei, Oncocalyx fischeri, Oncocalyx sulfureus, Phragmanthera usuiensis, Englerina, Agelanthus and Viscum species.
Subspecies
- M. s. sagala (Tanzania)
- M. s. albissima <small>Talbot, 1944</small> (south-western Tanzania, northern Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, Lomami)
- M. s. dentatus <small>Butler, 1896</small> (Malawi, north-eastern Zambia, Tanzania: Udzungwa Mountains)
- M. s. mahale <small>Kielland, 1990</small> (Tanzania)
- M. s. mayenceae <small>Berger, 1987</small> (Rwanda)
- M. s. narcissus <small>Butler, 1888</small> (south-eastern Kenya, Tanzania: Mount Kilimanjaro)
- M. s. neumanni <small>Sharpe, 1896</small> (central highlands of Kenya)
- M. s. oldeanensis <small>Kielland, 1990</small> (north-eastern Tanzania)
- M. s. seminigra <small>dâÂÂAbrera, 1980</small> (Tanzania: Uluguru Mountains)
- M. s. swaynei <small>Butler, 1899</small> (highlands of Ethiopia)
- M. s. umtaliana <small>dâÂÂAbrera, 1980</small> (eastern border of Zimbabwe, western border of Mozambique)
References