Coast purple tip | |
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Male from Amanzimtoti, South Africa | |
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Female from Amanzimtoti, South Africa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. erone |
Binomial name | |
Colotis erone (Angas, 1849) | |
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Colotis erone , the coast purple tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm and is endemic to Natal, Pondoland, Eswatini, and Transvaal.
The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking from December to January and March to July. [1]
The larvae feed on Maerua racemulosa and Maerua pedunculosa . [1]