Colotis euippe

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Colotis euippe
Round-winged orange tip (Colotis euippe euippe) male.jpg
C. e. euippe male
Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Smoky orange tip (Colotis euippe omphale) female.jpg
Female, uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. euippe
Binomial name
Colotis euippe
Synonyms
  • Papilio euippeLinnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio arethusaDrury, 1773
  • Papilio hannaHerbst, 1792
  • Pieris amytisGodart, 1819
  • Anthocharis cebreneBoisduval, 1836
  • Anthocharis ocaleBoisduval, 1836
  • Anthocharis eurygoneLucas, 1852
  • Anthopsyche epigoneFelder and Felder, 1865
  • Teracolus pseudocaleButler, 1876
  • Teracolus angolensisButler, 1876
  • Teracolus microcaleButler, 1876
  • Teracolus suffususButler, 1876
  • Teracolus loandicusButler, 1872
  • Teracolus evippe ab. pulveratulaStrand, 1913
  • Teracolus evippe ab. mokundangensisStrand, 1913
  • Colotis evippe evippe f. leucomaTalbot, 1939
  • Teracolus complexivusButler, 1886
  • Teracolus pyrrhopterusButler, 1894
  • Colotis evippe f. mugenyaStoneham, 1940
  • Colotis evippe f. lydiaStoneham, 1957
  • Colotis evippe f. deineiraStoneham, 1957
  • Colotis evippe f. evanderStoneham, 1957
  • Anthocharis exoleReiche, 1850
  • Anthopsyche roxaneFelder and Felder, 1865
  • Colotis evippe f. ochroleucusTalbot, 1939
  • Colotis paradoxaDufrane, 1947
  • Pieris omphaleGodart, 1819
  • Anthocharis theogoneBoisduval, 1836
  • Anthopsyche procneWallengren, 1857
  • Anthopsyche acteFelder and Felder, 1865
  • Teracolus omphaloidesButler, 1876
  • Teracolus hybridusButler, 1876
  • Colotis evippe omphale f. ochreataTalbot, 1939
  • Colotis euippe f. arcuatavan Son, 1949
  • Colotis euippe f. namaquavan Son, 1949

Colotis euippe is a butterfly of the family Pieridae that is found in the Afrotropical realm.

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Description

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The adults fly year-round. [3]

Adults in Witsand offer reduced black markings in their summer forms, differing from specimens from other regions. [4]

Habitat and behavior

The larvae feed on Maerua , Capparis , Cadaba , and Boscia species. [3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

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References

  1. ↑ Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Colotis euippe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T162641215A162641224. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162641215A162641224.en . Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. 1 2 3 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
  4. ↑ Krüger, M. (2000). "A review of the afrotropical Cabera subalba group, with description of the first Southern African species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)". Metamorphosis. 11 (3): 111–121. ISSN   2307-5031 – via Lepsoc.


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