Colotis
Encyclopedia
Colotis, called Orange Tips or Arabs, is a genus of butterflies
of the subfamily Pierinae
found mainly in Africa
and southwestern Asia
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Subgenus Teracolus (Swainson, 1833):
Subgenus Cuneacolotis (Henning et al., 1997):
Subgenus Gideona (Klots, 1933):
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the subfamily Pierinae
Pierinae
The Pierinae are a large subfamily of Pierid butterflies. The subfamily is one of several clades of butterflies often referred to as the Whites...
found mainly in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and southwestern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Species
Listed alphabetically within subgroups.- Colotis amataColotis amataThe Small Salmon Arab, Colotis amata is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in Asia.-Description:Male upperside has a salmon-pink ground colour...
(Fabricius, 1775) – Topaz Arab or Small Salmon Arab - Colotis antevippeColotis antevippeThe Red Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.The wingspan is 45–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round....
(Boisduval, 1836) – Large Orange Tip or Red Tip - Colotis aurigineusColotis aurigineusThe African Golden Arab, Veined Gold or Double-banded Orange is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in Southern Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Northeastern Zaire, Malawi and Northwest Zambia....
(Butler, 1883) – African Golden, Arab Veined, or Gold Double-banded Orange - Colotis aurora (Cramer, [1780]) – Plain Orange Tip
- Colotis auxoColotis auxoThe Yellow Orange Tip or Sulphur Orange Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in southern Africa.The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The adults fly year-round....
(Lucas, 1852) – Sulphur Orange Tip or Yellow Orange Tip - Colotis bacchus (Butler, 1888)
- Colotis celimeneColotis celimeneThe Lilac Tip or Magenta Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.The wingspan is 37–40 mm. The adults fly year round, peaking from March to May....
(Lucas, 1852) – Lilac Tip or Magenta Tip - Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) – Golden Arab
- Colotis daira (Klug, 1829) – Black-Marked Orange Tip
- Colotis danaeColotis danaeThe Crimson Tip or Scarlet Tip is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in Asia and Africa.-Male:...
Fabricius, 1775) – Scarlet Tip or Crimson Tip - Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
- Colotis doubledayiColotis doubledayiThe Doubleday's Tip or Doubleday's Orange is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.The wingspan is 32–40 mm in males and 34–45 mm in females...
(Hopffer, 1862) – Doubleday's Tip - Colotis elgonensis (Sharpe, 1891) – Elgon Crimson Tip
- Colotis ephyia (Klug, 1829)
- Colotis eroneColotis eroneThe Coast Purple Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking from December to January and March to July....
(Angas, 1849) – Coast Purple Tip - Colotis etridaColotis etridaSmall Orange-Tip , Colotis etrida is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India.-Description:...
(Boisduval, 1836) – (Small) Orange Tip - Colotis eucharisColotis eucharisPlain Orange-Tip , Colotis eucharis is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India.-Description:The upper side of the males has a pure white ground colour...
(Fabricius, 1775) – Plain Orange Tip or Sulphur Orange Tip - Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) – Round Winged Orange Tip
- Colotis eunoma (Hopffer, 1855) – Three Spot Crimson Tip
- Colotis evagoreColotis evagoreThe Desert Orange Tip, Small Orange Tip, or Tiny Orange Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the dry parts of tropical Africa, northern Africa, southern Spain, and southwest Arabia....
(Klug, 1829) – Desert Orange Tip, Small Orange Tip or Tiny Orange Tip - Colotis evanthe (Boisduval, 1836) – Madagascar Orange-Tip
- Colotis evanthides (Holland, 1896)
- Colotis eveninaColotis eveninaThe Common Orange Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.The wingspan is 38–45 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults have fly year-round....
(Wallengren, 1857) – Common Orange Tip - Colotis fallax (Wichgraf, 1913)
- Colotis faustaColotis faustaThe Large Salmon Arab , Colotis fausta is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in Asia....
(Olivier, 1804) – (Large) Salmon Arab - Colotis guenei (Mabille, 1877) – Madagascar Red-Tip
- Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829) – Yellow Patch, White Orange Patch White, White and Orange Halimede, or Dappled White
- Colotis hetaera (Gerstaecker, 1871) – Crimson Tip or Coast Purple Tip
- Colotis hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885) – Golden Tip
- Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881)
- Colotis ioneColotis ioneThe Bushveld Purple Tip, Common Purple Tip, or Violet Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the dry parts of Africa south of the Sahara.The wingspan is 45–52 mm....
(Godart, 1819) – Bushveld Purple Tip, (Common) Purple Tip or Violet Tip - Colotis laisColotis laisThe Kalahari Orange Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in southern Africa.The wingspan is 30–38 mm. The adults fly year-round. The larvae probably feed on Capparaceae species....
(Butler, 1876) - Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
- Colotis mananhari (Ward, 1870) – Chevron White
- Colotis palleneColotis palleneThe Bushveld Orange Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the southern Africa.The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn....
(Hopffer, 1855) – Bushveld Orange Tip - Colotis phisadiaColotis phisadiaBlue-Spotted Arab is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India....
(Godart, 1819) – Blue-spotted Arab or Variable Colotis - Colotis protractus Butler, 1876
- Colotis pleione (Klug, 1829) – Orange Patch White
- Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829) – Yellow Splendour
- Colotis reginaColotis reginaThe Queen Purple Tip, Regal Purple Tip, or Large Violet Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.The wingspan is 45–62 mm. The adults fly year-round....
(Trimen, 1863) – Large Violet Tip, Regal Purple Tip, or Queen Purple Tip - Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915) – Rogers' Orange Tip
- Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922)
- Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885) – No Patch White
- Colotis vestaColotis vestaThe Veined Tip, Veined Orange, or Veined Golden Arab is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone....
(Reiche, 1849) – Veined Orange, Veined Tip, or Veined Golden Arab - Colotis vestalisColotis vestalisWhite Arab , Colotis vestalis is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in India. It has a wing expanse of 4–5 cm.-Wet-season brood:...
(Butler, 1876) – White Arab - Colotis zoe (Grandidier, 1867) – Violet-Tip
Subgenus Teracolus (Swainson, 1833):
- Colotis erisColotis erisThe Banded Gold Tip or Black-barred Gold Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June....
(Klug, 1829) – Banded Gold Tip or Black-barred Gold Tip - Colotis subfasciatusColotis subfasciatusThe Lemon Tip or Lemon Traveller is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.The wingspan is 45–52 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females...
(Swainson, 1833) – Lemon Traveller or Lemon Tip
Subgenus Cuneacolotis (Henning et al., 1997):
- Colotis agoyeColotis agoyeThe Speckled Sulphur Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.The wingspan is 30–44 mm in males and 32–45 mm in females. The adults fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.The larva feed on Boscia and Cadaba species.-Subspecies:The...
(Wallengren, 1857) – Speckled Sulfur Tip
Subgenus Gideona (Klots, 1933):
- Colotis lucasi (Grandidier, 1867) – Giant Orange-Tip