Colotis evagore
| Desert orange tip | |
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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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| 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.[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]
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- ^ 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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