Colotis agoye

Speckled sulphur tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. agoye
Binomial name
	Colotis agoye; (Wallengren, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
	Anthopsyche agoye Wallengren, 1857; Teracolus agoye Butler, 1897; Anthocharis eosphorus Trimen, 1863; Teracolus bowkeri Trimen, 1883; Teracolus zephyrus Marshall, 1897;

Colotis agoye, the speckled sulphur tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.

The wingspan is 30–44 mm in males and 32–45 mm in females. The adults fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.[2]

The larva feed on Boscia and Cadaba species.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

C. a. agoye (Mozambique, southern Zimbabwe, northern and eastern Botswana, northern Namibia South Africa)
C. a. bowkeri (Trimen, 1883) (south-western Botswana, southern Namibia, South Africa)
C. a. zephyrus (Marshall, 1897) (Ethiopia, Somalia)

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Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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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