Common orange tip | |
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A female of the nominate race and dry season form in the Kruger National Park | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. evenina
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Binomial name | |
Colotis evenina (
Wallengren, 1857)
[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Colotis evenina, the common orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is 38–45 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults fly year-round. [2]
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca and Capparis species. [2]
The following subspecies are recognised: [1] [2]
Common orange tip | |
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A female of the nominate race and dry season form in the Kruger National Park | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. evenina
|
Binomial name | |
Colotis evenina (
Wallengren, 1857)
[1]
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Colotis evenina, the common orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is 38–45 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults fly year-round. [2]
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca and Capparis species. [2]
The following subspecies are recognised: [1] [2]