Colotis aurigineus

Colotis aurigineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. aurigineus
Binomial name
Colotis aurigineus
(Butler, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Teracolus aurigineus Butler, 1883
  • Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus
  • Colotis auriginea
  • Teracolus venustus Butler, 1888
  • Colotis ansorgei Marshall, 1897
  • Colotis ansorgei f. aurora Stoneham, 1957
  • Colotis ansorgei f. tithonus Stoneham, 1957

The African Golden Arab, Veined Gold or Double-banded Orange (Colotis aurigineus) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in Southern Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Northeastern Zaire, Malawi and Northwest Zambia.

The larva feed on Maerua species.

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