Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe 1891

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.^[2] The habitat consists of submontane forests.

Adults have a weak flight and stay close to the ground. Males remain on wing for long periods, coursing along the edges of forests, while females spend most of their time in the forest canopy.

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 Collins, 1997 (Bioko)
• M. j. cephisus Talbot, 1946 (south-eastern Kenya)
• M. j. knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891 (eastern highlands of Nigeria, highlands of Cameroon)
• M. j. nagichota Talbot, 1944 (mountains of southern Sudan, Ethiopia)
• M. j. sagitta Clifton, 1980 (Kenya)

References

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

Mylothris jacksoni is een vlindersoort uit de familie van de Pieridae (witjes), onderfamilie Pierinae.

Mylothris jacksoni werd in 1891 beschreven door Sharpe.^[1]