Colotis elgonensis

Colotis elgonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. elgonensis
Binomial name
Colotis elgonensis
(Sharpe, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teracolus elgonensis Sharpe, 1891
  • Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis
  • Pinacopteryx helena Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Colotis elgonensis f. masabae Stoneham, 1957
  • Teracolus elgonensis var. glauningi Schultze, 1909

Colotis elgonensis, the Elgon Crimson Tip or Mountain Crimson Tip, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of undisturbed submontane forests.

The larvae feed on Maerua, Boscia, Capparis, Cadaba and Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

References

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