Colotis evagore
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male, Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa | |
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C. evagore
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Colotis evagore |
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The Desert Orange Tip, Small Orange Tip, or Tiny Orange Tip (Colotis evagore) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the dry parts of tropical Africa, northern Africa, southern Spain, and southwest Arabia.[1]
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.[2]
The larva feed on Maerua, Capparis and Cadaba species.[2]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Colotis evagore evagore Klug, 1829 –Small Orange Tip (Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
- Colotis evagore nouna Lucas, 1849 (Spain, north-west Africa)
- Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836 (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland)
- Colotis evagore niveus Butler, 1881 (Socotra)
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