Colotis halimede
Colotis halimede, the yellow patch tip or yellow patch white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and North Africa.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. halimede |
Binomial name | |
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Adults have a fast flight, and prefer the flowers of Capparis species. The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.
Subspecies
- Colotis halimede halimede (Senegal, Mali, north-eastern Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, western and southern Arabia)
- Colotis halimede australis Talbot, 1939 (northern and central Tanzania)
- Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939 (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya)
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References
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Wikispecies has information related to Colotis halimede |
- Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
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