Butterfly or moth
Common Dotted Border
Mylothris agathina · Pieridae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records6,482in 15 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa5,213 records
Red List–IUCN status
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About
Common Dotted Border in brief
The common dotted border (Mylothris agathina) is a butterfly or moth of the Pieridae family.
Across the 15 countries we cover it has 6,482 published records, most of them from South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in October and November.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
South Africa5,213 records · best Apr, May
Zambia360 records · best Feb, Mar
Zimbabwe172 records · best Apr, May
Namibia158 records · best May, Aug
Botswana121 records · best Apr, Mar
Malawi117 records · best May, Jun
Tanzania97 records · best Jul, Aug
Mozambique67 records · best Jun, May
Eswatini62 records · best Apr, May
Ethiopia37 records · best Jun, Mar
Angola35 records · best Jul, Jun
Rwanda28 records · best Mar, Jun
Republic of the Congo12 records · best Oct, Jan
Burundi2 records · best May, Jun
Eritrea1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All butterflies & moths
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