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Rüppell's Dotted Border or Twin Dotted Border (''Mylothris rueppellii'') is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in most of Africa, south of the Sahara. The wingspan is for males and for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks in October and from late February to April in southern Africa.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on various Loranthaceae species, including ''Loranthus'', ''Tapinanthus oleifolius'' and ''Tapinanthus rubromarginatus''. ==Subspecies== *''Mylothris rueppellii rueppellii'' (highlands of Ethiopia) *''Mylothris rueppellii haemus'' (Trimen, 1879) (southern Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa) *''Mylothris rueppellii josi'' Larsen, 1986 (Nigeria)〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina )〕 *''Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana'' Riley, 1921 (northern Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), south-eastern Angola) *''Mylothris rueppellii septentrionalis'' Carpenter, 1928 (southern Sudan) *''Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis'' Neave, 1904 (highlands of Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mylothris rueppellii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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