Colotis daira

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Colotis daira
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. daira
Binomial name
Colotis daira
(Klug, 1829) [1]
Synonyms
List
  • Pontia dairaKlug, 1829
  • Colotis (Colotis) daira
  • Teracolus yerburyiSwinhoe, 1884
  • Teracolus swinhoeiButler, 1885
  • Teracolus jacksoniSharpe, 1890
  • Teracolus daira ab. flavidusAurivillius, 1910
  • Colotis daira f. flavidifaciesStoneham, 1940
  • Colotis daira f. arusaroidesStoneham, 1940
  • Anthopsyche stygiaFelder & Felder, 1865
  • Anthopsyche dalilaFelder and Felder, 1865
  • Teracolus odysseusSwinhoe, 1884
  • Teracolus thruppiButler, 1886
  • Teracolus daira ab. flavusAurivillius, 1910
  • Colotis daira thruppi f. arusaTalbot, 1939
  • Colotis daira thruppi f. canescensTalbot, 1939

Colotis daira, the black-marked orange tip, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kenya and Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

References

  1. Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-02.