Colotis agoye
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The Speckled Sulphur Tip (Colotis agoye) 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.
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 Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
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
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
feed on Boscia
Boscia
Boscia is a genus of plant in family Capparaceae. It contains the following species:* Boscia albitrunca Gilg & Ben.* Boscia angustifolia A...
and Cadaba
Cadaba
Cadaba is a genus of shrubs in family Capparaceae. There are about 30 species. Some species are classified as famine food in southern Ethiopia.Species include* Cadaba aphylla* Cadaba farinosa* Cadaba fruticosa* Cadaba glandulosa...
species.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:- C. a. agoye
- C. a. esophorus (Trimen, 1863)
- C. a. bowkeri (Trimen, 1883)
- C. a. zephyrus (Marshall, 1897)