Colotis hetaera

Colotis hetaera
Colotis hetaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. hetaera
Binomial name
Colotis hetaera
(Gerstaecker, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Callosune hetaera Gerstaecker, 1871
  • Colotis (Colotis) hetaera
  • Teracolus puniceus Butler, 1888
  • Teracolus foliaceus Butler, 1894
  • Teracolus puniceus f. flavescens Aurivillius, 1910
  • Teracolus hetaera ab. sulphureus Aurivillius, 1910
  • Teracolus puniceus ab. albomaculatus Aurivillius, 1910
  • Colotis hetaera f. strix Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis ankolensis Stoneham, 1940
  • Colotis hetaera f. mirabilis Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis hetaera f. immaculatus Stoneham, 1940
  • Colotis hetaera f. subchromiferous Stoneham, 1957
  • Teracolus hetaera aspasia Ungemach, 1932
  • Teracolus hetaera aspasia f. thiochroa Ungemach, 1932
  • Teracolus lorti Sharpe, 1896
  • Teracolus ludoviciae Butler, 1897

Colotis hetaera, the Eastern Purple Tip, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and North Africa.[2] The habitat consists of savanna, but penetrating the open parts of evergreen forests.

Adults have a fast flight.

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

Subspecies

References

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