Mylothris

Mylothris, commonly called dotted borders, is a genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa.

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:

The chloris species group:

• Mylothris agathina (Cramer, [1779]) – eastern dotted border or common dotted border
• Mylothris arabicus Gabriel, 1954
• Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888
• Mylothris chloris (Fabricius, 1775) – western dotted border or common dotted border
• Mylothris continua Aurivillius, 1910
• Mylothris poppea (Cramer, [1777])
• Mylothris rhodope (Fabricius, 1775) – tropical dotted border or Rhodope

The trimenia species group:

• Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896
• Mylothris smithii (Mabille, 1879)
• Mylothris splendens Le Cerf, 1927
• Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869 – Trimen's dotted border

The sagala species group:

• Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 – Jackson's dotted border
• Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886 – dusky dotted border

The bernice species group:

• Mylothris bernice (Hewitson, [1866])
• Mylothris carcassoni van Son, 1948

Ungrouped:

• Mylothris aburi Larsen & Collins, 2003
• Mylothris alberici Dufrane, 1940
• Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
• Mylothris atewa Berger, 1980 – Atewa dotted border
• Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906
• Mylothris celisi Berger, 1981
• Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
• Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
• Mylothris dimidiata Aurivillius, 1898
• Mylothris ducarmei Hecq, 2001
• Mylothris elodina Talbot, 1944
• Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902
• Mylothris ertli Suffert, 1904
• Mylothris eximia Hecq, 2005
• Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898
• Mylothris hilara (Karsch, 1892)
• Mylothris humbloti (Oberthür, 1888)
• Mylothris jaopura Karsch, 1893
• Mylothris kahusiana Hecq, 2001
• Mylothris kiellandi Berger, 1985
• Mylothris kilimensis Kielland, 1990
• Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
• Mylothris knoopi Hecq, 2005
• Mylothris leonora Krüger, 1928
• Mylothris lucens Hecq, 2005
• Mylothris mafuga Berger, 1981
• Mylothris mavunda Hancock & Heath, 1985
• Mylothris mortoni Blachier, 1912
• Mylothris ngaziya Oberthür, 1888
• Mylothris nubila (Möschler, 1884)
• Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895
• Mylothris ochrea Berger, 1981
• Mylothris phileris (Boisduval, 1833)
• Mylothris pluviata Berger, 1980
• Mylothris polychroma Berger, 1981
• Mylothris primulina Butler, 1897
• Mylothris rembina (Plötz, 1880)
• Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
• Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
• Mylothris rueppellii (Koch, 1865) – Rüppell's dotted border or twin dotted border
• Mylothris schoutedeni Berger, 1952
• Mylothris schumanni Suffert, 1904
• Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
• Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895
• Mylothris spica (Möschler, 1884)
• Mylothris subsolana Hecq, 2001
• Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
• Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985
• Mylothris talboti Berger, 1980
• Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897 – Yule's dotted border