Colotis pallene
Bushveld Orange Tip |
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Female, uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa |
Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
Class: |
Insecta |
Order: |
Lepidoptera |
Family: |
Pieridae |
Genus: |
Colotis |
Species: |
C. pallene |
Binomial name |
Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)[1] |
Synonyms |
- Anthocharis pallene Hopffer, 1855
- Teracolus halyattes Butler, 1876
- Callosune pseudetrida
- Teracolus cinctus Butler, 1883
- Teracolus infumatus Butler, 1896
- Teracolus wissmanni Suffert, 1904
- Teracolus infumatus var. seineri Strand, 1909
- Teracolus pallene f. achinoides Le Doux, 1929
- Teracolus pallene f. meinickei Le Doux, 1929
- Teracolus pallene f. pallida Le Doux, 1929
- Teracolus pallene f. simplicoides Le Doux, 1929
- Colotis pallene f. absurda van Son, 1949
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The Bushveld Orange Tip (Colotis pallene) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family found in southern Africa.[1]
The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.[2]
The larva feed on Capparis species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colotis, funet.fi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.