Colotis eris
Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
Banded gold tip | |
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male C. e. eris, Kenya | |
female C. e. eris, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. eris |
Binomial name | |
Colotis eris (Wallengren, 1857)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.[2]
The larva feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides.[2]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- C. e. eris (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, northern Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland)
- C. e. contractus Gabriel, 1937-38 (Yemen, Oman)
- ?C. e. johnstoni (Butler, 1886)
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gollark: No BSAs, either.
gollark: They're also untradable because fogging.
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References
- 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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