Colotis daira

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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

Colotis daira, the black-marked orange tip, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

Colotis daira daira (south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)

Colotis daira jacksoni (Sharpe, 1890) (eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)

Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865) (north-eastern Nigeria, Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, northern and western Kenya)

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