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Colotis
''Colotis'', called orange tips or Arabs, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae found mainly in Africa and south-western Asia. The larvae of all ''Colotis'' species specialize on plants in the family Capparaceae. Species Listed alphabetically within subgroups:: *'' Colotis amata'' (Fabricius, 1775) – topaz Arab or small salmon Arab *'' Colotis antevippe'' (Boisduval, 1836) – large orange tip or red tip *''Colotis aurigineus'' (Butler, 1883) – African golden, Arab veined, or gold double-banded orange *''Colotis aurora'' (Cramer, 780 – plain orange tip *''Colotis auxo'' (Lucas, 1852) – sulphur orange tip or yellow orange tip *''Colotis celimene'' (Lucas, 1852) – lilac tip or magenta tip *'' Colotis chrysonome'' (Klug, 1829) – golden Arab *'' Colotis daira'' (Klug, 1829) – black-marked orange tip *'' Colotis danae'' (Fabricius, 1775) – scarlet tip or crimson tip *'' Colotis dissociatus'' (Butler, 1897) *'' Colotis doubledayi'' (Hopffer, 1862) – D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Danae
''Colotis danae'', the crimson tip or scarlet tip, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in Asia and Africa. Description Colouration very variable, especially in the female, from orange to red. Male Upperside: white, base of wings generally irrorated (speckled), but to a varying extent, with black scales. This irroration in many specimens is entirely wanting. Forewing: with or without a minute black spot on the discocellulars; apex broadly carmine, edged internally and externally with black, this black border varies in width, but both inner and outer borders meet on the costa and on the termen, on the latter they unite and sometimes extend as a black line to the tornus. Hindwing: uniform, except for a series of black terminal spots, which in some specimens are comparatively large and connected together by an anteciliary slender black line, in others minute, more or less obsolescent, unconnected dots. Underside: white. Forewin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Antevippe
''Colotis antevippe'', the red tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults fly year-round. The larvae feed on ''Boscia albitrunca'', ''Boscia oleoides'', ''Capparis sepiara'', ''Maerua cafra'', and ''Maerua juncea''. Subspecies The following subspecies are recognised:''Colotis'' at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''C. a. antevippe'' (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon) *''C. a. zera'' (Lucas, 1852) (Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, northern and western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman) *''C. a. ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Euippe
''Colotis euippe'' is a butterfly of the family Pieridae that is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The adults fly year-round. The larvae feed on ''Maerua'', ''Capparis'', ''Cadaba'', and ''Boscia'' species. Subspecies The following subspecies are recognised: * ''C. e. euippe'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – round-winged orange tip (southern Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Angola) * ''C. e. mediata'' Talbot, 1939 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, northern and western Zimbabwe) * ''C. e. omphale'' (Godart, 1819) – smoky orange tip (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Comoros) * ''C. e. complexivus'' (Butler, 1886) (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, southern Somalia) * ''C. e. exole'' (Reiche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Eucharis
''Colotis aurora'', the sulphur orange tip or plain orange-tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Asia and Africa. The nominate subspecies, ''Colotis aurora aurora'' is found in India and Sri Lanka. The other subspecies, ''Colotis aurora evarne'' is found in Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and southern Arabia. The habitat consists of savanna and shrubland. The larvae feed on Capparaceae species, including ''Cadaba fruticosa''. Taxonomy This species was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780 as ''Papilio aurora''. But many authors incorrectly mentioned this as ''Colotis eucharis'' Fabricius, 1775. This happened because Fabricius incorrectly placed '' Papilio eucharis'' Drury, 1773 as a synonym of '' Papilio hyparete'' Linnaeus, 1758 and applied the same name ''eucharis'' to this species. To resolve this confusion, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Aurora
''Colotis aurora'', the sulphur orange tip or plain orange-tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Asia and Africa. The nominate subspecies, ''Colotis aurora aurora'' is found in India and Sri Lanka. The other subspecies, ''Colotis aurora evarne'' is found in Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and southern Arabia. The habitat consists of savanna and shrubland. The larvae feed on Capparaceae species, including ''Cadaba fruticosa''. Taxonomy This species was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780 as ''Papilio aurora''. But many authors incorrectly mentioned this as ''Colotis eucharis'' Fabricius, 1775. This happened because Fabricius incorrectly placed '' Papilio eucharis'' Drury, 1773 as a synonym of '' Papilio hyparete'' Linnaeus, 1758 and applied the same name ''eucharis'' to this species. To resolv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Evagore
''Colotis evagore'', the desert orange tip, small orange tip, or tiny orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the dry parts of tropical Africa, northern Africa, southern Spain and southwest Arabia. The wingspan is 28–35 mm in males and 28–38 mm in females. The adults fly from February to August depending on the range. The larvae feed on ''Maerua'', ''Capparis'' and ''Cadaba ''Cadaba'' is a genus of shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. ...'' species. Subspecies The following subspecies are recognized: * ''C. e. evagore'' Klug, 1829 – small orange tip (Saudi Arabia, Yemen) * ''C. e. nouna'' Lucas, 1849 (Spain, north-west Africa) * ''C. e. antigone'' Boisduval, 1836 (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Evenina
''Colotis evenina'', the common orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. Description and habits The wingspan is 38–45 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults fly year-round. left, ''C. evenina'' lacks discocellular dotsLarsen, Torben B., 1991: 'The Butterflies of Kenya and their Natural History' as seen here in '' C. antevippe'', besides any dark venation. The larvae feed on '' Boscia albitrunca'' and ''Capparis'' species. Subspecies The following subspecies are recognised:''Colotis'' at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''C. e. evenina'' — Mozambique, southern and eastern Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho *''C. e. sip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Daira
''Colotis daira'', the black-marked orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry savanna. Both sexes are attracted to flowers. The larvae feed on ''Capparis'' and ''Cadaba ''Cadaba'' is a genus of shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. ...'' species. Subspecies *''Colotis daira daira'' (south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman) *''Colotis daira jacksoni'' (Sharpe, 1890) (eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania) *''Colotis daira stygia'' (Felder & Felder, 1865) (north-eastern Nigeria, Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, northern and western Kenya) References Butterflies described in 1829 daira {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Eunoma
''Colotis eunoma'', the three spot crimson tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya. The habitat consists of coastal dune scrubs. Adults are probably on wing year round. Subspecies *''Colotis eunoma eunoma'' (Mozambique) *''Colotis eunoma flotowi'' (Suffert, 1904) (Tanzania, Kenya) References Butterflies described in 1855 Colotis, eunoma {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Aurigineus
''Colotis aurigineus'', the African golden Arab, veined gold or double-banded orange, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, northeastern Zaire, Malawi and northwest Zambia. The larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. Th ... feeds on '' Maerua'' species. External links"''Colotis'' Hübner, aurigineus Butterflies of Africa">819]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Butterflies described in 1883 Colotis">aurigineus Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Amata
''Colotis amata'', the small salmon Arab, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in Africa and Asia. Description Male upperside has a salmon-pink ground colour. The costa on the forewing is black and thickly overlaid with greyish or pinkish scales; a black spot at apex of cell, which may be large and quadrate or smaller and lunate; termen broadly black, with an enclosed double transverse series of spots of the ground colour the inner series consists of a large spot in interspace 1, two very small spots in interspaces 2 and 3, one in each, and four larger anterior spots placed in a curve; the spots in the outer series are variable in number, but generally there is one in each interspace, these are more or less linear in shape. Hindwing: a band on costal margin extended to just within the upper margin of the cell, covered with dense black specialized scales; this black band joined onto a broad similarly-coloured terminal band of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colotis Etrida
''Colotis etrida'', the little orange tip, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.Perveen, F., Khan, A., & Sikander. (2014)Characteristics of butterfly (Lepidoptera) fauna from Kabal, Swat, Pakistan.''Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies'' 2(1) 56-69. Description The ground colour on the upperside of the males is white, sparsely irrorated (speckled) at base of forewings and hindwings with black scales. The forewing has a small black spot on the discocellulars; apex broadly black, with an enclosed oval, curved, rich orange patch placed obliquely and traversed by the veins, which there are black; inner edge of black area diffuse. Hindwing is uniform, except for a preapical short diffuse black streak from the costa, sometimes absent, and a series of terminal black spots that in specimens from moist localities are very large. Underside is white with the cell and apex of forewing suffused with sulphur yellow, the orange pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
