Colotis evagore

Colotis evagore
C. e. antigone Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
male C. e. antigone, Ghana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. evagore
Binomial name
Colotis evagore (Klug, 1829) [2]
Synonyms
Pontia evagoreKlug, 1829 Teracolus saxeusSwinhoe, 1884 Anthocharis antigoneBoisduval, 1836 Anthocharis phlegetoniaBoisduval, 1836 Anthocharis delphineBoisduval, 1836 Anthocharis eioneBoisduval, 1836 Anthocharis isauraLucas, 1852 Anthocharis heugliniFelder and Felder, 1859 Anthopsyche demagoreFelder and Felder, 1865 Teracolus interruptusButler, 1872 Teracolus flaminiaButler, 1876 Teracolus lycorisButler, 1876 Teracolus lyaeusButler, 1876 Teracolus frigaButler, 1876 Teracolus galathinusButler, 1876 Teracolus glyceraButler, 1876 Teracolus lucullusButler, 1876 Teracolus gelasinusButler, 1876 Callosune pseudetridaWestwood, 1881 Callosune ramaquabanaWestwood, 1881 Teracolus conigerButler, 1882 Teracolus minansButler, 1882 Teracolus xanthusSwinhoe, 1884 Teracolus jamesiButler, 1886 Teracolus comptusButler, 1888 Teracolus bifasciatusSharpe, 1890 Teracolus eminiButler, 1891 Teracolus metagoneHolland, 1896 Colotis antigone antigone f. contrastaTalbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. decolorTalbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. luvuaTalbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. biancaTalbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. waTalbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. xanthotesTalbot, 1939 Colotis evagore antigone f. nubaTalbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. muansaTalbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. mashonaTalbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. cataractaTalbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. arenosaTalbot, 1942 Colotis evagore f. polynicesStoneham, 1957 Teracolus niveusButler, 1881 Teracolus candidusButler, 1881 Anthocharis nounaLucas, 1849

Colotis evagore, the desert orange tip, small orange tip, or tiny orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the dry parts of tropical Africa, northern Africa, southern Spain and southwest Arabia. ^[2]

The wingspan is 28–35 mm in males and 28–38 mm in females. The adults fly from February to August depending on the range. ^[3]

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

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognized: ^[2]

• Colotis evagore evagoreKlug, 1829 – small orange tip (Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
• Colotis evagore nounaLucas, 1849 (Spain, north-west Africa)
• Colotis evagore antigoneBoisduval, 1836 (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini)
• Colotis evagore niveusButler, 1881 (Socotra)

References

1. Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Colotis evagore". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T174306A165250165. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T174306A165250165.en . Retrieved 15 June 2022.
2. Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.