Mylothris sjostedti, Sjoestedt's dotted border, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests. The name honours Bror Yngve Sjöstedt.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Mylothris |
| Species: | M. sjostedti
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| Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895[1]
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Subspecies
edit- Mylothris sjostedti sjostedti (Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi, north-western Tanzania)
References
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- ^ Mylothris, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
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