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{{Short description|Species of butterfly}} |
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| name = Desert orange tip |
| name = Desert orange tip |
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| image = Tiny orange tip (Colotis evagore antigone).jpg |
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| image_caption = ''C. e. antigone''<br/>[[Semliki Wildlife Reserve]], [[Uganda]] |
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| status = LC |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| 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> |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
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| classis = [[Insect]]a |
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| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] |
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| familia = [[Pieridae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Colotis]]'' |
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| species = '''''C. evagore''''' |
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* ''Pontia evagore'' <small>Klug, 1829</small> |
* ''Pontia evagore'' <small>Klug, 1829</small> |
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* ''Anthocharis nouna'' <small>Lucas, 1849</small> |
* ''Anthocharis nouna'' <small>Lucas, 1849</small> |
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'''''Colotis evagore''''', the '''desert orange tip''', '''small orange tip''', or '''tiny orange tip''', is a [[butterfly]] of the [[Pieridae]] |
'''''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]].<ref name=funet/> |
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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.<ref name=Woodhall/> |
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.<ref name=Woodhall/> |
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The [[larva]] feed on ''[[Maerua]]'', ''[[Capparis]]'' and ''[[Cadaba]]'' species.<ref name=Woodhall>Woodhall |
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> |
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==Subspecies== |
==Subspecies== |
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* ''C. e. evagore'' <small>Klug, 1829</small> – '''small orange tip''' (Saudi Arabia, Yemen) |
* ''C. e. evagore'' <small>Klug, 1829</small> – '''small orange tip''' (Saudi Arabia, Yemen) |
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* ''C. e. nouna'' <small>Lucas, 1849</small> (Spain, north-west Africa) |
* ''C. e. nouna'' <small>Lucas, 1849</small> (Spain, north-west Africa) |
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* ''C. e. antigone'' <small>Boisduval, 1836</small> (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, |
* ''C. e. antigone'' <small>Boisduval, 1836</small> (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini) |
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* ''C. e. niveus'' <small>Butler, 1881</small> (Socotra) |
* ''C. e. niveus'' <small>Butler, 1881</small> (Socotra) |
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| C. e. antigone Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colotis |
| Species: | C. evagore
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| Colotis evagore | |
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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]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colotis evagore.
Wikispecies has information related to Colotis evagore.
- ^ 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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