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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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Desert orange tip | |
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C. e. antigone Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. evagore
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Binomial name | |
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.[1]
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.[2]
The larva feed on Maerua, Capparis and Cadaba species.[2]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognized:[1]
- 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
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