Colotis antevippe
Red tip | |
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C. a. antevippe ♂♂ in Ghana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. antevippe
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Binomial name | |
Colotis antevippe | |
Synonyms | |
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Colotis antevippe, the red tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults fly year-round.[2]
The larva feed on Boscia albitrunca, , , Maerua cafra, and Maerua juncea.[2]
Subspecies[]
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- C. a. antevippe (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon)
- C. a. zera (Lucas, 1852) (Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, northern and western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)
- C. a. gavisa (Wallengren, 1857) (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland)
Gallery[]
Male C. a. antevippe
GambiaMale C. a. exole
Semliki Wildlife Reserve, UgandaMale C. a. exole
Semliki Wildlife Reserve, UgandaFemale C. a. exole
Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
References[]
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External links[]
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1836
- Colotis
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
- Pieridae stubs