Colotis eunoma

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Three spot crimson tip
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. eunoma
Binomial name
Colotis eunoma
(Hopffer, 1855) [1]
Subspecies
  • C. e. eunoma
  • C. e. flotowi(Suffert, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pieris eunoma
  • Teracolus chromiferusButler, 1897
  • Teracolus eunomaButler, 1897
  • Colotis (Colotis) eunoma
  • Colotis eunoma f. cooksonivan Son, 1956
  • Teracolus flotowiSuffert, 1904

Colotis eunoma, the three spot crimson tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya. [2] The habitat consists of coastal dune scrubs.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

Subspecies

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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.
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