Colotis doubledayi

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Doubleday's tip
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C. d. doubledayi, Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. doubledayi
Binomial name
Colotis doubledayi
(Hopffer, 1862) [1]
Subspecies
  • C. d. doubledayi
  • C. d. angolanusTalbot, 1929
  • C. d. flavulusHenning, Henning, Joannou & Woodhall, 1997
Synonyms
  • Idmaeus doubledayiHopffer, 1862
  • Idmaeus vestaTrimen, 1862
  • Idmais hewitsoniKirby, 1871
  • Teracolus doubledayiButler, 1897

Colotis doubledayi, the Doubleday's tip or Doubleday's orange, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 32–40 mm in males and 34–45 mm in females. The adults have two broods from September to October and April to May. [2]

The larvae feed on Maerua schinzii . [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 1 2 3 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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