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Taxonomy of Genus Mylothris Hübner, 1819
Dotted Borders


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs
230
13433
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
86
8651
Genera
Species
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
51
6623
Genera
Species
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
18
3755
Genera
Species
GenusMylothris
Hübner, 1819
Dotted Borders
361Species
Subnodes of Mylothris Hübner, 1819
SpeciesMylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003
Savanna dotted border
SpeciesMylothris admeta Stoneham, 1957
SpeciesMylothris aequimargo Thurau, 1903
SpeciesMylothris aethra Stoneham, 1957
SpeciesMylothris afraorientalis Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Mylothris citrina
5Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris agathina Hübner, 1819
Common Dotted Border, Eastern Dotted Border
3Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris agathinaria Stoneham, 1957
SpeciesMylothris agathinoides Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris agathiurides
SpeciesMylothris alberice
SpeciesMylothris alberici Dufrane, 1940
SpeciesMylothris albissima Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris albunea Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
3Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris alethina Stoll, 1870  ⇒ Perrhybris pamela
16Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris amhara Ungemach, 1932
SpeciesMylothris analis Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Mylothris citrina
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris aneria Plötz, 1880  ⇒ Mylothris rembina
SpeciesMylothris arabica Gabriel, 1954
SpeciesMylothris arabicus Gabriel, 1954
SpeciesMylothris arctata Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
Asphodel Dotted Border
SpeciesMylothris aspilota Hulstaert, 1924
SpeciesMylothris atewa Berger, L, 1980
Atewa Dotted Border
SpeciesMylothris attenuata Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris audeoudi Riley, 1930
SpeciesMylothris aurantiaca Rebel, 1914
SpeciesMylothris aurata Oberthür, 1923
SpeciesMylothris balkis Ungemach, 1932
SpeciesMylothris bansoana Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906
Atewa dotted border
SpeciesMylothris beethoveni Aurivillius, 1895  ⇒ Mylothris superbus
SpeciesMylothris berenicides Holland, 1896
SpeciesMylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866
8Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris bicolor Riley, 1930
SpeciesMylothris bimaculatus Brongniart, 1892  ⇒ Niphona (Niphona) lateralis
SpeciesMylothris camerunica Aurivillius, 1891  ⇒ Mylothris rembina
SpeciesMylothris canescens Joicey & Talbot, 1922  ⇒ Mylothris ochracea
SpeciesMylothris carcassoni Van Son, 1948
Carcasson´s dotted border
SpeciesMylothris carminea Dufrane, 1947
SpeciesMylothris carvalhoi Mendes & Bivar de Sousa, 2009
SpeciesMylothris caspi Suffert, 1904
SpeciesMylothris celisi Berger, L, 1981
SpeciesMylothris cephisus Talbot, 1946
SpeciesMylothris chlaris
SpeciesMylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775
Common Dotted Border, Western Dotted Border
6Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris citius Oremans, 2019
SpeciesMylothris citriana
SpeciesMylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
3Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris clarissa Butler, 1888  ⇒ Mylothris citrina
SpeciesMylothris conflua Strand, 1913
SpeciesMylothris continua Talbot, 1944
2Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
2Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris crocea Butler, 1896
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris croceus Butler, 1896
2Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris dawanti Dufrane, 1947
SpeciesMylothris decora Thurau, 1903
SpeciesMylothris dentatus Butler, 1896
SpeciesMylothris dentigera Stoneham, 1957
SpeciesMylothris dimidiata Aurivillius, 1898  ⇒ Mylothris sulphurea
Western Sulphur Dotted Border
SpeciesMylothris discus Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris diva Berger, 1954
SpeciesMylothris dolhuani
SpeciesMylothris dollmani Lathy, 1906  ⇒ Mylothris similis
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris donovani Holland, 1920
SpeciesMylothris dubia Aurivillius, 1906  ⇒ Mylothris poppea
SpeciesMylothris ducarmei Hecq, 2001
SpeciesMylothris dulcis Thurau, 1903
SpeciesMylothris elodina Talbot, 1944
3Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902
SpeciesMylothris ertli Suffert, 1904
SpeciesMylothris eudoxia Boisduval, 1836
SpeciesMylothris excavata Strand, 1913
SpeciesMylothris eximia Hecq, 2005
SpeciesMylothris fernandina Suffert, 1904  ⇒ Mylothris rhodope
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris flavia Grose-Smith, 1898
SpeciesMylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898
Yellow Dotted Border
2Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris flavicosta Grünberg, 1910  ⇒ Mylothris kiwuensis
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris flavida Riley, 1921
SpeciesMylothris fontainei Berger, 1952
SpeciesMylothris furvus Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris fusca Bartel, 1905
SpeciesMylothris fuscescens Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris gabela Berger, 1979
SpeciesMylothris haemus Trimen, 1879
SpeciesMylothris hecqui Berger, 1952
SpeciesMylothris hepaticolor Heller, 1923  ⇒ Niphona (Niphona) hepaticolor
SpeciesMylothris hilara Karsch, 1892
Hilara Dotted Border
4Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris hintzi Strand, 1912
SpeciesMylothris holochroma Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris humbloti Oberthür, 1888
SpeciesMylothris hyacinth Stoneham, 1957
SpeciesMylothris infuscata Bartel, 1905
SpeciesMylothris insignis Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris intermedia Aurivillius, 1910  ⇒ Mylothris agathina
SpeciesMylothris interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921
SpeciesMylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
Jackson's Dotted Border, Jackson´s Dotted Border
7Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris jaopura Karsch, 1893  ⇒ Mylothris rhodope
Karsch´s Dotted Border
SpeciesMylothris josi
SpeciesMylothris kaffana Riley, 1921
SpeciesMylothris kahusiana Hecq, 2001
SpeciesMylothris katera Berger, 1979
SpeciesMylothris kenia Riley, 1921
SpeciesMylothris kiellandi Berger, L, 1985
SpeciesMylothris kikuyuensis Bartel, 1905
SpeciesMylothris kilimensis Kielland, 1990
2Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris kivuensis Grünberg, 1910
SpeciesMylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
4Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris knoopi Hecq, 2005
SpeciesMylothris knutsoni Aurivillius, 1891
SpeciesMylothris latimargo Butler, 1897  ⇒ Mylothris yulei
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris leonora Krüger, R, 1928
SpeciesMylothris leucoma Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris limbonotata Strand, 1913
SpeciesMylothris lucens Hecq, 2005
SpeciesMylothris mackenziana Sharpe, 1891
SpeciesMylothris macrosticta Storace, 1953
SpeciesMylothris mafuga Berger, L, 1981
SpeciesMylothris marginea Joicey & Talbot, 1925  ⇒ Mylothris arabicus
SpeciesMylothris marielouisae Berger, 1979
SpeciesMylothris maureli Dufrane, 1947
SpeciesMylothris mavunda Hancock & Heath, 1985
SpeciesMylothris melanoflava Stoneham, 1957
SpeciesMylothris mortoni Blachier, 1912
2Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris muanensis Dufgrane, 1948
SpeciesMylothris nagichota Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris narcissus Butler, 1888  ⇒ Mylothris schoutedeni
SpeciesMylothris neumanni Sharpe, 1896
SpeciesMylothris ngaziya Oberthür, 1888
SpeciesMylothris ngazyia
SpeciesMylothris nguru
SpeciesMylothris nivescens Berger, 1954
SpeciesMylothris noel Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris noxi Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris nubila Möschler, 1884
4Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895
Ochreous Dotted Border
SpeciesMylothris ochrascens Stoneham, 1937
SpeciesMylothris ochrea Berger, L, 1981
SpeciesMylothris ochreata Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris orientalis Talbot, 1946
SpeciesMylothris pallescens Talbot, 1945  ⇒ Mylothris sulphurea
SpeciesMylothris pallidior Hulstaert, 1924
SpeciesMylothris pernaria Hulstaert, 1924
SpeciesMylothris phileris Boisduval, 1833
SpeciesMylothris pluviata Berger, L, 1980
SpeciesMylothris polychroma Berger, L, 1981
SpeciesMylothris poppea Cramer, 1777
Poppea Dotted Border
3Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris primulina Butler, 1897  ⇒ Mylothris sulphurea
Primrose Dotted Border
SpeciesMylothris pseudohilara Strand, 1912
SpeciesMylothris pseudospica Dufrane, 1947
SpeciesMylothris pyrina Stoneham, 1957
SpeciesMylothris radiata Dufrane, 1947
SpeciesMylothris rembina Plötz, 1880
Smoky Dotted Border
SpeciesMylothris rhodesiana Riley, 1921
SpeciesMylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Common Dotted Border, Rhodope, Tropical Dotted Border
2Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris rhodopoides Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris rhopdope
SpeciesMylothris richlora Suffert, 1904
SpeciesMylothris ruanctana
SpeciesMylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
SpeciesMylothris rubicosta
SpeciesMylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Eastern Swamp Dotted Border, Streaked Dotted Border
3Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris rubrochracea Stoneham, 1937
SpeciesMylothris rueffelli
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris ruepelli
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris rueppelii
3Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865
Rüppel´s Dotted Border, Rí¼ppell´s Dotted Border
6Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
Dusky Dotted Border, Lemon Dotted Border
17Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris schoutedeni Berger, L, 1952
SpeciesMylothris schoutedenii
SpeciesMylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904  ⇒ Mylothris rhodope
Schumann´s Dotted Border
4Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris semiflava Schultze, 1914
SpeciesMylothris semifusca Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris seminigra Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris septentrionalis Carpenter, 1928
SpeciesMylothris shodopoides
SpeciesMylothris similis Lathy, 1906
3Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1895
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895
Sjoestedt´s Dotted Border
2Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris smithi Mabille, 1879
SpeciesMylothris smithii Mabille, 1879
SpeciesMylothris solilucis Grose-Smith, 1898  ⇒ Mylothris sulphurea
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris somereni Talbot, 1946
SpeciesMylothris spica Möschler, 1884
Spica Dotted Border
6Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris spicana Strand, 1913
SpeciesMylothris spicatana Strand, 1913
SpeciesMylothris spicatella Strand, 1913
SpeciesMylothris spika
SpeciesMylothris splendens Le Cerf, 1927
SpeciesMylothris striata Aurivillius, 1910
SpeciesMylothris subfusa Crowley, 1890
SpeciesMylothris subsolana Hecq, 2001
SpeciesMylothris sulpharea
SpeciesMylothris sulphurascens Hulstaert, 1924
SpeciesMylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Sulphur Dotted Border
SpeciesMylothris sulphureotincta Mabille, 1890  ⇒ Mylothris rubricosta
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris sulphureotinota
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris superbius
SpeciesMylothris superbus Kielland, 1985
SpeciesMylothris swaynei Butler, 1899
SpeciesMylothris talboti Berger, L, 1980
Talbot’s Dotted Border
SpeciesMylothris thermopylae Cramer, 1779
SpeciesMylothris thinaga Suffert, 1904  ⇒ Mylothris phileris
SpeciesMylothris tirikensis Neave, 1904
SpeciesMylothris trimacula Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris trimenia Butler, 1869
Trimen's Dotted Border, Trimen´s Dotted Border
SpeciesMylothris umbratica Talbot, 1932
SpeciesMylothris umtaliana Van Son, 1950
SpeciesMylothris unicolor Riley, 1930
SpeciesMylothris uniformata Dufrane, 1947
SpeciesMylothris uniformis Talbot, 1945
SpeciesMylothris wansoni Dufrane, 1947
SpeciesMylothris winstoniana Sharpe, 1891
SpeciesMylothris wintoniana
SpeciesMylothris xantholeuca Hübner, 1819  ⇒ Mylothris agathina
Common Dotted Border, Eastern Dotted Border
1Subspecies
SpeciesMylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Fragile Dotted Border, Yule's Dotted Border
5Subspecies

Synonyms
Milothris (Stephens, 1850)
Pseudomylothris (Neustetter, 1929)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Mylothris
EnglishDotted Borders


Distribution of Mylothris Hübner, 1819
Angola, Australia, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Republic South Africa, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe


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