Colotis antevippe
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C. a. antevippe ♂♂ in Ghana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. antevippe |
Binomial name | |
Colotis antevippe | |
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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.[3]
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca, Boscia oleoides, Capparis sepiara, Maerua cafra, and Maerua juncea.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]The following subspecies are recognised:[2]
- 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, Eswatini)
Gallery
[edit]- Male C. a. antevippe
Gambia
References
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- ^ Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Colotis antevippe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T162641178A162641181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162641178A162641181.en. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ 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.
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