Mylothris jacksoni explained

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.^[1] 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 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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina . 2012-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102931/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_anthocharidini.doc . 2014-08-19 . dead .