• Source: Mylothris rhodope

Mylothris rhodope, the common dotted border, Rhodope or tropical dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of lowland forests.
Adult males have been recorded mud-puddling on the banks of forest streams. Females fly low and stay amongst shady places in the forest.
The larvae feed on Santalales species.




References



Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 11

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• Mylothris rhodope
• Rhodope
• Mylothris
• Mylothris kiwuensis
• Common dotted border
• Mylothris continua
• Mylothris schumanni
• List of butterflies of the Central African Republic
• List of butterflies of Burundi
• List of butterflies of Angola