Banded gold tip | |
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male C. eris, Kilimanjaro Region | |
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female C. e. eris, South Africa | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. eris
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Binomial name | |
Colotis eris (
Wallengren, 1857)
[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June. [2]
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides. [2]
The following subspecies are recognised: [1]
Banded gold tip | |
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male C. eris, Kilimanjaro Region | |
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female C. e. eris, South Africa | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. eris
|
Binomial name | |
Colotis eris (
Wallengren, 1857)
[1]
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June. [2]
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides. [2]
The following subspecies are recognised: [1]