Colotis vesta

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Veined tip
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Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
Veined golden arab (Colotis vesta princeps) underside.jpg
Veined golden arab, C. v. princeps
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. vesta
Binomial name
Colotis vesta
(Reiche, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Idmaeus vestaReiche, 1849
  • Teracolus vestaButler, 1897
  • Colotis vesta vesta f. opsTalbot, 1942
  • Idmais ameliaLucas, 1852
  • Teracolus armitageiDudgeon, 1916
  • Teracolus amelia f. insignisRothschild, 1921
  • Teracolus argillaceusButler, 1877
  • Colotis vesta argillaceus f. pluviusTalbot, 1939
  • Teracolus catachrysopsButler, 1878
  • Teracolus vesta ab. agapitaHulstaert, 1924
  • Colotis vesta f. kibweziStoneham, 1939
  • Teracolus hanningtoniButler, 1883
  • Teracolus bipartitusRothschild, 1894
  • Teracolus amelia hanningtoni f. nigrescensLe Doux, 1929
  • Colotis vesta f. kitgiStoneham, 1939
  • Colotis vesta f. iliaStoneham, 1957
  • Teracolus mutansButler, 1877
  • Colotis vesta mutans f. aridaTalbot, 1939
  • Teracolus rhodesinusButler, 1894
  • Teracolus vesta ab. virescensHulstaert, 1924
  • Idmais velledaLucas, 1852

Colotis vesta, the veined tip, veined orange or veined golden Arab, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.

The wingspan is 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in) in males and 34–45 mm (1.3–1.8 in) in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn. [1]

The larvae feed on Maerua angolensis . [1]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
  2. Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms