# Mylothris continua

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***Mylothris continua*** is a [butterfly](/source/Butterfly) in the family [Pieridae](/source/Pieridae). It is found in [Cameroon](/source/Cameroon), the [Republic of the Congo](/source/Republic_of_the_Congo), the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo), [Uganda](/source/Uganda), [Kenya](/source/Kenya) and [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania).[2] The habitat consists of dense primary forests.

Adults have a slow flight and keep to the semi-shade of the forest. Occasionally they venture into forest clearings to feed at flowers. They have been observed [mud-puddling](/source/Mud-puddling).

## Subspecies

- *Mylothris continua continua* (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
- *Mylothris continua maxima* Berger, 1981 (Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)

## References

1. [*Mylothris*](http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/pierinae/mylothris/index.html), Site of Markku Savela

1. ["Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Tribe Aporiina"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102931/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_anthocharidini.doc). Archived from [the original](http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_anthocharidini.doc) on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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