Colotis evagore

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Desert orange tip
Tiny orange tip (Colotis evagore antigone).jpg
C. e. antigone
Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
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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]

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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. 1 2 3 Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. 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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