Colotis protomedia

Colotis protomedia, the yellow splendour tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in north-eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, Chad, southern Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Somaliland[2], south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] The habitat consists of dry savannah.

Colotis protomedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. protomedia
Binomial name
Colotis protomedia
(Klug, 1829)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pontia protomedia Klug, 1829
  • Colotis (Colotis) protomedia
  • Colotis protomedia f. microps Storace, 1956

Adults have a fast flight. They are attracted to flowers, especially those of Maerua species.

The larvae feed on Maerua species.

References
  1. Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. https://rammcollections.org.uk/object/20-1942-1364/
  3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
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