Colotis ione
| Purple Tip |
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| Male |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Pieridae |
| Genus: |
Colotis |
| Species: |
C. ione |
| Binomial name |
Colotis ione
(Godart, 1819) |
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| Synonyms |
- Pieris ione Godart, 1819
- Anthocharis phlegyas Butler, 1865
- Euchloe coliagenes Butler, 1867
- Euchloe jalone Butler, 1869
- Teracolus buxtoni Butler, 1876
- Teracolus imperator Butler, 1876
- Callosune jalone var. natalensis Staudinger, 1885
- Teracolus bacchus Butler, 1888
- Callosune mrogoroana Vuillot, 1891
- Teracolus bettoni Butler, 1898
- Teracolus difficilis Sharpe, 1900
- Teracolus schuberti Suffert, 1904
- Teracolus bacchus hydrophobus Suffert, 1904
- Teracolus ione aurivillii Suffert, 1904
- Teracolus bacchus f. anomalus Aurivillius, 1910
- Teracolus bacchus f. rubidipuncta Joicey and Talbot, 1927
- Teracolus bacchus f. obsolescens Joicey and Talbot, 1927
- Colotis ione f. primularis Talbot, 1939
- Colotis ione f. cardamines Talbot, 1939
- Colotis ione f. leucozona Talbot, 1939
- Colotis ione f. xanthozona Talbot, 1939
- Colotis ione f. leda Talbot, 1939
- Colotis ione f. xerophila Talbot, 1939
- Colotis ione f. malindini Stoneham, 1940
- Colotis ione f. sukuni Stoneham, 1940
- Colotis ione f. erubescens Talbot, 1942
- Colotis phlegyas ab. pierardi Dufrane, 1947
- Colotis ione f. polychroma Stoneham, 1957
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The Bushveld Purple Tip, Common Purple Tip, or Violet Tip (Colotis ione) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the dry parts of Africa south of the Sahara.
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Female
The wingspan is 45–52 mm.
The larva feed on Maerua, Boscia, Capparis, Ritchiea, and Cadaba species.
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