Colotis vesta
Colotis vesta, the veined tip, veined orange or veined golden Arab, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
Veined tip | |
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Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania | |
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Veined golden arab, C. v. princeps Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. vesta |
Binomial name | |
Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1849) | |
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The wingspan is 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in) in males and 34–45 mm (1.3–1.8 in) in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.[1]
The larvae feed on Maerua angolensis.[1]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:[2]
- C. v. amelia (Lucas, 1852) (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria)
- C. v. argillaceus (Butler, 1877) (southern Mozambique, southern Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland)
- C. v. catachrysops (Butler, 1878) (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania)
- C. v. hanningtoni (Butler, 1883) (north-eastern Uganda, north-western Kenya, northern Tanzania)
- C. v. kagera Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 (south-western Rwanda, north-western Tanzania)
- C. v. mutans (Butler, 1877) (Zambia, Malawi, northern Mozambique, northern Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, northern Namibia)
- C. v. princeps Talbot, 1939 (south-eastern Sudan, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- C. v. rhodesinus (Butler, 1893) (western Tanzania, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- C. v. velleda (Lucas, 1852) (Sudan)
- C. v. vesta (Reiche, 1849) (Ethiopia, Somalia)
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References
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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