Colotis eris

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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

Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.

The larva feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

C. e. eris (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, northern Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland)

C. e. contractus Gabriel, 1937-38 (Yemen, Oman)

?C. e. johnstoni (Butler, 1886)

References

Colotis eris Wikipedia

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