Colotis pleione | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. pleione
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Binomial name | |
Colotis pleione | |
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Colotis pleione, the orange patch tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Arabia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Sudan and Chad. [2] The habitat consists of very dry savanna to sub-deserts.
The larvae feed on Capparis, Cadaba and Cleome species.
Colotis pleione | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. pleione
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Binomial name | |
Colotis pleione | |
Synonyms | |
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Colotis pleione, the orange patch tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Arabia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Sudan and Chad. [2] The habitat consists of very dry savanna to sub-deserts.
The larvae feed on Capparis, Cadaba and Cleome species.