Colotis euippe

Round-winged Orange Tip
C. e. omphale male, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
female, uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. euippe
Binomial name
Colotis euippe
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio euippe Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio arethusa Drury, 1773
  • Papilio hanna Herbst, 1792
  • Pieris amytis Godart, 1819
  • Anthocharis cebrene Boisduval, 1836
  • Anthocharis ocale Boisduval, 1836
  • Anthocharis eurygone Lucas, 1852
  • Anthopsyche epigone Felder and Felder, 1865
  • Teracolus pseudocale Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus angolensis Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus microcale Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus suffusus Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus loandicus Butler, 1872
  • Teracolus evippe ab. pulveratula Strand, 1913
  • Teracolus evippe ab. mokundangensis Strand, 1913
  • Colotis evippe evippe f. leucoma Talbot, 1939
  • Teracolus complexivus Butler, 1886
  • Teracolus pyrrhopterus Butler, 1894
  • Colotis evippe f. mugenya Stoneham, 1940
  • Colotis evippe f. lydia Stoneham, 1957
  • Colotis evippe f. deineira Stoneham, 1957
  • Colotis evippe f. evander Stoneham, 1957
  • Anthocharis exole Reiche, 1850
  • Anthopsyche roxane Felder and Felder, 1865
  • Colotis evippe f. ochroleucus Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis paradoxa Dufrane, 1947
  • Pieris omphale Godart, 1819
  • Anthocharis theogone Boisduval, 1836
  • Anthopsyche procne Wallengren, 1857
  • Anthopsyche acte Felder and Felder, 1865
  • Teracolus omphaloides Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus hybridus Butler, 1876
  • Colotis evippe omphale f. ochreata Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis euippe f. arcuata van Son, 1949
  • Colotis euippe f. namaqua van Son, 1949

The Round-winged Orange Tip[1] or Smoky Orange Tip.[2] (Colotis euippe) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The adults fly year-round.[2]

The larva feed on Maerua, Capparis, Cadaba, and Boscia species.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

Life Cycle Gallery

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Colotis, funet.fi ]
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.