Colotis

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Colotis
Colotis danae ad sec.jpg
Colotis danae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Teracolini
Genus: Colotis
Hübner, [1819]
Species

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Synonyms
  • TeracolusSwainson, [1833]
  • IdmaisBoisduval, 1836
  • CallosuneDoubleday, [1847]
  • AnthopsycheWallengren, 1857
  • PtychopteryxWallengren, 1857
  • ThespiaWallengren, 1858
  • CalicharisOberthür, 1876
  • GideonaKlots, 1933
  • CuneacolotisHenning et al., 1997
Scarlet tip (C. danae) Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania Scarlet Tip, Africa.jpg
Scarlet tip ( C. danae ) Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
Small orange-tip (C. etrida) in Narsapur, Medak district, India Small Orange-Tip (Colotis etrida) W IMG 0156.jpg
Small orange-tip ( C. etrida ) in Narsapur, Medak district, India
Veined tip (C. vesta) Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania Veined Tip 2, Africa.jpg
Veined tip ( C. vesta ) Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

Colotis, called orange tips or Arabs, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae found mainly in Africa and south-western Asia. [1] The larvae of all Colotis species specialize on plants in the family Capparaceae.

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Species

Listed alphabetically within subgroups: [2]

Subgenus ColotisHübner, [1819]:

Subgenus Teracolus(Swainson, 1833):

Subgenus Cuneacolotis(Henning et al., 1997):

Subgenus Gideona(Klots, 1933):

Status unknown:

References

  1. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
  2. Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms