Colotis erone
| Coast Purple Tip | |
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| Male Colotis erone from Amanzimtoti, South Africa | |
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| Female Colotis erone from Amanzimtoti, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colotis |
| Species: | C. erone |
| Binomial name | |
| Colotis erone (Angas, 1849) | |
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The Coast Purple Tip (Colotis erone) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone and is endemic to Natal, Pondoland, Swaziland, and Transvaal.
The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking from December to January and March to July.[1]
The larva feed on Maerua racemulosa and Maerua pedunculosa.[1]
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