Colotis halimede | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. halimede
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Binomial name | |
Colotis halimede | |
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Colotis halimede, the yellow patch tip or yellow patch white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and North Africa. [2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Adults have a fast flight, and prefer the flowers of Capparis species. The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.
Colotis halimede | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. halimede
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Binomial name | |
Colotis halimede | |
Synonyms | |
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Colotis halimede, the yellow patch tip or yellow patch white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and North Africa. [2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Adults have a fast flight, and prefer the flowers of Capparis species. The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.