22-8-2021 SPACE MUSEUM, CUENCA - COMMON DOTTED BORDER BUTTERFLY (Mylothris agathina ssp. agathina)

Mylothris agathina agathina is a subspecies of insects with 1393 observations.

 

18-4-2018 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA - COMMON DOTTED BORDER BUTTERFLY (Mylothris agathina ssp. agathina)

Mylothris agathina is a species of butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and southern and eastern South Africa. Its distribution has extended westward along the coast in recent decades, however, and is now found from northern Cape Town to just beyond Saldanha.

It has a wingspan of 50–60 mm for males and 52–65 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks in October and from late February to April. The larvae feed on Tapinanthus oleifolius, Tapinanthus rubromarginatus, Erianthemum dregei, Teighemia quinquenervia, Ximenia caffra, Osyris lanceolata, and Osyris compressa (usually called Colpoon compressum).