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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. subfasciatus
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Colotis subfasciatus | |
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Colotis subfasciatus, the lemon tip or lemon traveller, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The habitat consists of savannah and Brachystegia woodland. [2]
The wingspan is 45–52 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. There are distinct seasonal forms. [2] The adults fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June. [3]
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca. [3]
The following subspecies are recognised: [1]
Lemon tip | |
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Male | |
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Female | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. subfasciatus
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Binomial name | |
Colotis subfasciatus | |
Synonyms | |
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Colotis subfasciatus, the lemon tip or lemon traveller, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The habitat consists of savannah and Brachystegia woodland. [2]
The wingspan is 45–52 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. There are distinct seasonal forms. [2] The adults fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June. [3]
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca. [3]
The following subspecies are recognised: [1]