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Colotis halimede

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Species of butterfly

Colotis halimede
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. halimede
Binomial name
Colotis halimede
(Klug, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Pontia halimede Klug, 1829
  • Colotis (Colotis) halimede
  • Pontia acaste Klug, 1829
  • Pieris polycaste Boisduval, 1836
  • Anthocharis leo Butler, 1865
  • Teracolus coelestis Swinhoe, 1884
  • Teracolus halimede halimede f. swinhoei Rothschild, 1921
  • Teracolus halimede aurivillii Rothschild, 1921
  • Colotis halimede aurivillii f. restricta Rothschild, 1921
  • Teracolus halimede maxima Talbot, 1939

Colotis halimede, the yellow patch tip or yellow patch white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and North Africa. The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Adults have a fast flight, and prefer the flowers of Capparis species. The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

  • Colotis halimede halimede (Senegal, Mali, north-eastern Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, western and southern Arabia)
  • Colotis halimede australis Talbot, 1939 (northern and central Tanzania)
  • Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939 (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya)

References

  1. Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
Taxon identifiers
Colotis halimede
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