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| name = Desert |
| name = Desert orange tip |
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| image = Desert orange Tip butterfly (Colotis evagore) male.jpg |
| image = Desert orange Tip butterfly (Colotis evagore) male.jpg |
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| image_caption = Male, [[Tswalu Kalahari Reserve]], [[South Africa]] |
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| image2 = Desert orange tip butterfly (Colotis evagore) male underside.jpg |
| image2 = Desert orange tip butterfly (Colotis evagore) male underside.jpg |
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| image2_caption = Underside |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
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| binomial_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''], funet.fi</ref> |
| binomial_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''], funet.fi</ref> |
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* ''Pontia evagore'' Klug, 1829 |
* ''Pontia evagore'' <small>Klug, 1829</small> |
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* ''Teracolus saxeus'' Swinhoe, 1884 |
* ''Teracolus saxeus'' <small>Swinhoe, 1884</small> |
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* ''Anthocharis antigone'' Boisduval, 1836 |
* ''Anthocharis antigone'' <small>Boisduval, 1836</small> |
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* ''Anthocharis phlegetonia'' Boisduval, 1836 |
* ''Anthocharis phlegetonia'' <small>Boisduval, 1836</small> |
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* ''Anthocharis delphine'' Boisduval, 1836 |
* ''Anthocharis delphine'' <small>Boisduval, 1836</small> |
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* ''Anthocharis eione'' Boisduval, 1836 |
* ''Anthocharis eione'' <small>Boisduval, 1836</small> |
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* ''Anthocharis isaura'' Lucas, 1852 |
* ''Anthocharis isaura'' <small>Lucas, 1852</small> |
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* ''Anthocharis heuglini'' Felder and Felder, 1859 |
* ''Anthocharis heuglini'' <small>Felder and Felder, 1859</small> |
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* ''Anthopsyche demagore'' Felder and Felder, 1865 |
* ''Anthopsyche demagore'' <small>Felder and Felder, 1865</small> |
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* ''Teracolus interruptus'' Butler, 1872 |
* ''Teracolus interruptus'' <small>Butler, 1872</small> |
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* ''Teracolus flaminia'' Butler, 1876 |
* ''Teracolus flaminia'' <small>Butler, 1876</small> |
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* ''Teracolus lycoris'' Butler, 1876 |
* ''Teracolus lycoris'' <small>Butler, 1876</small> |
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* ''Teracolus lyaeus'' Butler, 1876 |
* ''Teracolus lyaeus'' <small>Butler, 1876</small> |
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* ''Teracolus friga'' Butler, 1876 |
* ''Teracolus friga'' <small>Butler, 1876</small> |
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* ''Teracolus galathinus'' Butler, 1876 |
* ''Teracolus galathinus'' <small>Butler, 1876</small> |
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* ''Teracolus glycera'' Butler, 1876 |
* ''Teracolus glycera'' <small>Butler, 1876</small> |
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* ''Teracolus lucullus'' Butler, 1876 |
* ''Teracolus lucullus'' <small>Butler, 1876</small> |
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* ''Teracolus gelasinus'' Butler, 1876 |
* ''Teracolus gelasinus'' <small>Butler, 1876</small> |
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* ''Callosune pseudetrida'' Westwood, 1881 |
* ''Callosune pseudetrida'' <small>Westwood, 1881</small> |
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* ''Callosune ramaquabana'' Westwood, 1881 |
* ''Callosune ramaquabana'' <small>Westwood, 1881</small> |
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* ''Teracolus coniger'' Butler, 1882 |
* ''Teracolus coniger'' <small>Butler, 1882</small> |
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* ''Teracolus minans'' Butler, 1882 |
* ''Teracolus minans'' <small>Butler, 1882</small> |
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* ''Teracolus xanthus'' Swinhoe, 1884 |
* ''Teracolus xanthus'' <small>Swinhoe, 1884</small> |
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* ''Teracolus jamesi'' Butler, 1886 |
* ''Teracolus jamesi'' <small>Butler, 1886</small> |
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* ''Teracolus comptus'' Butler, 1888 |
* ''Teracolus comptus'' <small>Butler, 1888</small> |
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* ''Teracolus bifasciatus'' Sharpe, 1890 |
* ''Teracolus bifasciatus'' <small>Sharpe, 1890</small> |
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* ''Teracolus emini'' Butler, 1891 |
* ''Teracolus emini'' <small>Butler, 1891</small> |
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* ''Teracolus metagone'' Holland, 1896 |
* ''Teracolus metagone'' <small>Holland, 1896</small> |
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* ''Colotis antigone antigone f. contrasta'' Talbot, 1939 |
* ''Colotis antigone antigone'' f. ''contrasta'' <small>Talbot, 1939</small> |
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* ''Colotis antigone antigone f. decolor'' Talbot, 1939 |
* ''Colotis antigone antigone'' f. ''decolor'' <small>Talbot, 1939</small> |
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* ''Colotis antigone antigone f. luvua'' Talbot, 1939 |
* ''Colotis antigone antigone'' f. ''luvua'' <small>Talbot, 1939</small> |
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* ''Colotis antigone antigone f. bianca'' Talbot, 1939 |
* ''Colotis antigone antigone'' f. ''bianca'' <small>Talbot, 1939</small> |
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* ''Colotis antigone antigone f. wa'' Talbot, 1939 |
* ''Colotis antigone antigone'' f. ''wa'' <small>Talbot, 1939</small> |
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* ''Colotis antigone antigone f. xanthotes'' Talbot, 1939 |
* ''Colotis antigone antigone'' f. ''xanthotes'' <small>Talbot, 1939</small> |
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* ''Colotis evagore antigone f. nuba'' Talbot, 1942 |
* ''Colotis evagore antigone'' f. ''nuba'' <small>Talbot, 1942</small> |
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* ''Colotis evagore antigone f. muansa'' Talbot, 1942 |
* ''Colotis evagore antigone'' f. ''muansa'' <small>Talbot, 1942</small> |
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* ''Colotis evagore antigone f. mashona'' Talbot, 1942 |
* ''Colotis evagore antigone'' f. ''mashona'' <small>Talbot, 1942</small> |
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* ''Colotis evagore antigone f. cataracta'' Talbot, 1942 |
* ''Colotis evagore antigone'' f. ''cataracta'' <small>Talbot, 1942</small> |
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* ''Colotis evagore antigone f. arenosa'' Talbot, 1942 |
* ''Colotis evagore antigone'' f. ''arenosa'' <small>Talbot, 1942</small> |
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* ''Colotis evagore f. polynices'' Stoneham, 1957 |
* ''Colotis evagore'' f. ''polynices'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small> |
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* ''Teracolus niveus'' Butler, 1881 |
* ''Teracolus niveus'' <small>Butler, 1881</small> |
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* ''Teracolus candidus'' Butler, 1881 |
* ''Teracolus candidus'' <small>Butler, 1881</small> |
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* ''Anthocharis nouna'' Lucas, 1849 |
* ''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]] family. 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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==Subspecies== |
==Subspecies== |
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The following subspecies are |
The following subspecies are recognized:<ref name=funet/> |
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* ''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) |
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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, Swaziland) |
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* ''C. e. niveus'' <small>Butler, 1881</small> (Socotra) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Colotis evagore, the 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.[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, Swaziland)
- C. e. niveus Butler, 1881 (Socotra)
References
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