Colotis evagore

Desert Orange Tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. evagore
Binomial name
	Colotis evagore; (Klug, 1829)
Synonyms
	Pontia evagore;

The Desert Orange Tip, Small Orange Tip, or Tiny Orange Tip (Colotis evagore) 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 recognised:^[1]

Colotis evagore evagore Klug, 1829 – Small Orange Tip
Colotis evagore nouna Lucas, 1849
Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836
Colotis evagore niveus Butler, 1881

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Colotis, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.

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[funet-1] Colotis, funet.fi

[Woodhall-2] Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.

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