Mylothris schumanni


Mylothris schumanni, Schumann's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic [Republic of the Congo], southern Sudan, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of lowland forests.
Adult males have been recorded mud-puddling on river banks in dense forest.
The larvae feed on Santalales species.

Subspecies

  • Mylothris schumanni schumanni
  • Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
  • Mylothris schumanni zairiensis Berger, 1981