Colotis erone

Coast purple tip
	Male from Amanzimtoti, South Africa
	Female from Amanzimtoti, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. erone
Binomial name
	Colotis erone; (Angas, 1849)
Synonyms
	Anthocharis erone Angas, 1849; Colotis (Colotis) erone; Anthopsyche speciosa Wallengren, 1857; Euchloe jobina Butler, 1869; Teracolus erone ab. albidus Aurivillius, 1910; Colotis erone f. millari van Son, 1949;

Colotis erone, the coast purple tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm and is endemic to Natal, Pondoland, Swaziland, and Transvaal.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking from December to January and March to July.^[1]

The larva feed on Maerua racemulosa and .^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 17

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[Woodhall-1] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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Taxon identifiers
Colotis erone	Wikidata: Q2234095 BioLib: 1033927 BOLD: 158894 EoL: 176337 GBIF: 1920389 iNaturalist: 658918 IRMNG: 11362323 IUCN: 161329910 LepIndex: 175923 NCBI: 943661
Anthocharis erone	Wikidata: Q109584805 GBIF: 11034615