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Species of butterfly
| Bushveld orange tip
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| Female, uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Lepidoptera
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| Family:
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Pieridae
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| Genus:
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Colotis
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| Species:
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C. pallene
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| Binomial name
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Colotis pallene
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| Synonyms
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- Anthocharis pallene Hopffer, 1855
- Teracolus halyattes Butler, 1876
- Callosune pseudetrida
- Teracolus cinctus Butler, 1883
- Teracolus infumatus Butler, 1896
- Teracolus wissmanni Suffert, 1904
- Teracolus infumatus var. seineri Strand, 1909
- Teracolus pallene f. achinoides Le Doux, 1929
- Teracolus pallene f. meinickei Le Doux, 1929
- Teracolus pallene f. pallida Le Doux, 1929
- Teracolus pallene f. simplicoides Le Doux, 1929
- Colotis pallene f. absurda van Son, 1949
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Colotis pallene, also known as the Bushveld orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae found in southern Africa.[1]
The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.[2]
The larva feed on Capparis species.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Taxon identifiers |
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| Colotis pallene | |
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| Anthocharis pallene | |
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