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Mylothris sagala (Dusky Dotted Border)

Synonyms: Mylothris sagala mahale; Mylothris sagala oldeanensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Mylothris sagala, the dusky dotted border or lemon dotted border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. 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.
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Prey / Diet

Oncocalyx sulfureus[1]
Phragmanthera usuiensis[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0