Colotis agoye

Updated on Dec 16, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Colotis

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

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.

The larva feed on Boscia and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

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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