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Desert orange tip
	C. e. antigone; Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. evagore
Binomial name
	Colotis evagore; (Klug, 1829)
Synonyms
	Pontia evagore Klug, 1829; Teracolus saxeus Swinhoe, 1884; Anthocharis antigone Boisduval, 1836; Anthocharis phlegetonia Boisduval, 1836; Anthocharis delphine Boisduval, 1836; Anthocharis eione Boisduval, 1836; Anthocharis isaura Lucas, 1852; Anthocharis heuglini Felder and Felder, 1859; Anthopsyche demagore Felder and Felder, 1865; Teracolus interruptus Butler, 1872; Teracolus flaminia Butler, 1876; Teracolus lycoris Butler, 1876; Teracolus lyaeus Butler, 1876; Teracolus friga Butler, 1876; Teracolus galathinus Butler, 1876; Teracolus glycera Butler, 1876; Teracolus lucullus Butler, 1876; Teracolus gelasinus Butler, 1876; Callosune pseudetrida Westwood, 1881; Callosune ramaquabana Westwood, 1881; Teracolus coniger Butler, 1882; Teracolus minans Butler, 1882; Teracolus xanthus Swinhoe, 1884; Teracolus jamesi Butler, 1886; Teracolus comptus Butler, 1888; Teracolus bifasciatus Sharpe, 1890; Teracolus emini Butler, 1891; Teracolus metagone Holland, 1896; Colotis antigone antigone f. contrasta Talbot, 1939; Colotis antigone antigone f. decolor Talbot, 1939; Colotis antigone antigone f. luvua Talbot, 1939; Colotis antigone antigone f. bianca Talbot, 1939; Colotis antigone antigone f. wa Talbot, 1939; Colotis antigone antigone f. xanthotes Talbot, 1939; Colotis evagore antigone f. nuba Talbot, 1942; Colotis evagore antigone f. muansa Talbot, 1942; Colotis evagore antigone f. mashona Talbot, 1942; Colotis evagore antigone f. cataracta Talbot, 1942; Colotis evagore antigone f. arenosa Talbot, 1942; Colotis evagore f. polynices Stoneham, 1957; Teracolus niveus Butler, 1881; Teracolus candidus Butler, 1881; Anthocharis nouna Lucas, 1849;

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Colotis evagore, the desert orange tip, small orange tip, or tiny orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the dry parts of tropical Africa, northern Africa, southern Spain and southwest Arabia.^[2]

The wingspan is 28–35 mm in males and 28–38 mm in females. The adults fly from February to August depending on the range.^[3]

The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis and Cadaba species.^[3]

Subspecies[edit]

The following subspecies are recognized:^[2]

C. e. evagore Klug, 1829 – small orange tip (Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
C. e. nouna Lucas, 1849 (Spain, north-west Africa)
C. e. antigone Boisduval, 1836 (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini)
C. e. niveus Butler, 1881 (Socotra)

References[edit]

^ Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Colotis evagore". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T174306A165250165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T174306A165250165.en. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ ^a ^b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[1] Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Colotis evagore". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T174306A165250165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T174306A165250165.en. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[funet-2] Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[Woodhall-3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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 | image = Tiny orange tip (Colotis evagore antigone).jpg
 | image_caption = ''C. e. antigone''<br/>[[Semliki Wildlife Reserve]], [[Uganda]]
+| status = LC
+| status_system = IUCN3.1
+| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Westrip, J.R.S. |date=2021 |title=''Colotis evagore'' |page=e.T174306A165250165 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T174306A165250165.en |access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
 | taxon = Colotis evagore
 | authority = ([[Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug|Klug]], 1829)<ref name=funet>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/pierinae/colotis/index.html ''Colotis''] at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''</ref>
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 The [[wingspan]] is 28–35&nbsp;mm in males and 28–38&nbsp;mm in females. The adults fly from February to August depending on the range.<ref name=Woodhall/>
-The [[larva]] feed on ''[[Maerua]]'', ''[[Capparis]]'' and ''[[Cadaba]]'' species.<ref name=Woodhall>{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}</ref>
+The [[larva]]e feed on ''[[Maerua]]'', ''[[Capparis]]'' and ''[[Cadaba]]'' species.<ref name=Woodhall>{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}</ref>
 ==Subspecies==

Taxon identifiers
Colotis evagore	Wikidata: Q1312657 BOLD: 55171 CoL: X8KW EoL: 171012 EUNIS: 91130 Fauna Europaea: 440874 Fauna Europaea (new): 066f99d0-d13a-4999-b985-2f289790e545 GBIF: 1920395 iNaturalist: 203128 IRMNG: 10273665 IUCN: 174306 LepIndex: 175840 MaBENA: ColotEvago NCBI: 943180 Open Tree of Life: 372972
Pontia evagore	Wikidata: Q109585262 GBIF: 8903875

Desert orange tip

C. e. antigone Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. evagore
Binomial name
*Colotis evagore* (Klug, 1829)^[2]
Synonyms
Pontia evagore Klug, 1829 Teracolus saxeus Swinhoe, 1884 Anthocharis antigone Boisduval, 1836 Anthocharis phlegetonia Boisduval, 1836 Anthocharis delphine Boisduval, 1836 Anthocharis eione Boisduval, 1836 Anthocharis isaura Lucas, 1852 Anthocharis heuglini Felder and Felder, 1859 Anthopsyche demagore Felder and Felder, 1865 Teracolus interruptus Butler, 1872 Teracolus flaminia Butler, 1876 Teracolus lycoris Butler, 1876 Teracolus lyaeus Butler, 1876 Teracolus friga Butler, 1876 Teracolus galathinus Butler, 1876 Teracolus glycera Butler, 1876 Teracolus lucullus Butler, 1876 Teracolus gelasinus Butler, 1876 Callosune pseudetrida Westwood, 1881 Callosune ramaquabana Westwood, 1881 Teracolus coniger Butler, 1882 Teracolus minans Butler, 1882 Teracolus xanthus Swinhoe, 1884 Teracolus jamesi Butler, 1886 Teracolus comptus Butler, 1888 Teracolus bifasciatus Sharpe, 1890 Teracolus emini Butler, 1891 Teracolus metagone Holland, 1896 Colotis antigone antigone f. contrasta Talbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. decolor Talbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. luvua Talbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. bianca Talbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. wa Talbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. xanthotes Talbot, 1939 Colotis evagore antigone f. nuba Talbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. muansa Talbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. mashona Talbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. cataracta Talbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. arenosa Talbot, 1942 Colotis evagore f. polynices Stoneham, 1957 Teracolus niveus Butler, 1881 Teracolus candidus Butler, 1881 Anthocharis nouna Lucas, 1849