Colotis eris

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Banded gold tip
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male C. eris, Kilimanjaro Region
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female C. e. eris, South Africa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. eris
Binomial name
Colotis eris
(Wallengren, 1857) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris erisKlug, 1829
  • Colotis (Teracolus) eris
  • Idmais fatmaC. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Teracolus abyssinicusButler, 1876
  • Idmais maimunaKirby, 1880
  • Teracolus opalescensButler, 1886
  • Teracolus johnstoniButler, 1886
  • Idmais eris var. punctigeraLanz, 1896
  • Teracolus teitensisSharpe, 1898
  • Teracolus eris var. erioidesStrand, 1912
  • Colotis eris eris f. chlorinosTalbot, 1939
  • Colotis eris damaraTalbot, 1939
  • Colotis eris ab. continuaStorace, 1948

Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June. [2]

The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides . [2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [1]

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References

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