Colotis evanthe

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Colotis evanthe
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. evanthe
Binomial name
Colotis evanthe
(Boisduval, 1836) [1]
Synonyms
  • Anthocharis evantheBoisduval, 1836
  • Colotis (Colotis) evanthe
  • Anthocharis enaMabille, 1879
  • Calicharis evanthe var. lecithosoidesOberthür, 1920
  • Colotis evanthe ab. joannisiDufrane, 1947
  • Colotis evanthe ab. druetiDufrane, 1947

Colotis evanthe is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros. [2] The habitat consists of forests, forest margins and unnatural grasslands.

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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 2012-05-03.


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