Colotis eunoma

Three Spot Crimson Tip

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. eunoma
Binomial name
*Colotis eunoma* (Hopffer, 1855)^[1]
Subspecies
C. e. eunoma C. e. flotowi (Suffert, 1904)
Synonyms
Pieris eunoma Teracolus chromiferus Butler, 1897 Teracolus eunoma Butler, 1897 Colotis (Colotis) eunoma Colotis eunoma f. cooksoni van Son, 1956 Teracolus flotowi Suffert, 1904

The Three Spot Crimson Tip (Colotis eunoma) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya.^[2] The habitat consists of coastal dune scrubs.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

Subspecies

Colotis eunoma eunoma (Mozambique)
Colotis eunoma flotowi (Suffert, 1904) (Tanzania, Kenya)

References

↑ Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group

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