Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Colotis | |
Colotis protomedia, the yellow splendour tip, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in north-eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, Chad, southern Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of dry savannah.
Adults have a fast flight. They are attracted to flowers, especially those of Maerua species.
The larvae feed on Maerua species.
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