Mylothris continua

Mylothris continua
	Mylothris continua female - Kakamega county, Kenya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Mylothris
Species:	M. continua
Binomial name
	Mylothris continua; Talbot, 1944
Synonyms
	Mylothris poppea continua Talbot, 1944; Mylothris poppea ab. continua Aurivillius, 1910; Mylothris rhodope f. umbratica Talbot, 1932; Mylothris continua maxima f. panga Berger, 1981;

Mylothris continua is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of dense primary forests.

Adults have a slow flight and keep to the semi-shade of the forest. Occasionally they venture into forest clearings to feed at flowers. They have been observed mud-puddling.

Subspecies

Mylothris continua continua (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
Mylothris continua maxima Berger, 1981 (Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

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

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[funet-1] Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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