Mylothris kilimensis

Species of butterfly

Mylothris kilimensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. kilimensis
Binomial name
*Mylothris kilimensis* Kielland, 1990^[1]

Mylothris kilimensis is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of submontane and montane forests.

The length of the forewings is 22–27 mm for males and 22.5-27.8 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Santalales species.

Subspecies

Mylothris kilimensis kilimensis (southern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
Mylothris kilimensis rondonis Kielland, 1990 (eastern Tanzania to the Rondo Plateau)

References

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^ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.