Mylothris
Mylothris, commonly called dotted borders, is a genus of pierid butterflies found in Africa.
| Dotted borders | |
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| Common dotted border (Mylothris agathina) | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Pieridae | 
| Tribe: | Pierini | 
| Genus: | Mylothris Hübner, [1819]  | 
| Species | |
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Species
    
Listed alphabetically within groups:[1]
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
 
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