Colotis evagore

Desert Orange Tip
male, Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. evagore
Binomial name
Colotis evagore (Klug, 1829)[1]
Synonyms
Pontia evagore Klug, 1829 Teracolus saxeus Swinhoe, 1884 Anthocharis antigone Boisduval, 1836 Anthocharis phlegetonia Boisduval, 1836 Anthocharis delphine Boisduval, 1836 Anthocharis eione Boisduval, 1836 Anthocharis isaura Lucas, 1852 Anthocharis heuglini Felder and Felder, 1859 Anthopsyche demagore Felder and Felder, 1865 Teracolus interruptus Butler, 1872 Teracolus flaminia Butler, 1876 Teracolus lycoris Butler, 1876 Teracolus lyaeus Butler, 1876 Teracolus friga Butler, 1876 Teracolus galathinus Butler, 1876 Teracolus glycera Butler, 1876 Teracolus lucullus Butler, 1876 Teracolus gelasinus Butler, 1876 Callosune pseudetrida Westwood, 1881 Callosune ramaquabana Westwood, 1881 Teracolus coniger Butler, 1882 Teracolus minans Butler, 1882 Teracolus xanthus Swinhoe, 1884 Teracolus jamesi Butler, 1886 Teracolus comptus Butler, 1888 Teracolus bifasciatus Sharpe, 1890 Teracolus emini Butler, 1891 Teracolus metagone Holland, 1896 Colotis antigone antigone f. contrasta Talbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. decolor Talbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. luvua Talbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. bianca Talbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. wa Talbot, 1939 Colotis antigone antigone f. xanthotes Talbot, 1939 Colotis evagore antigone f. nuba Talbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. muansa Talbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. mashona Talbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. cataracta Talbot, 1942 Colotis evagore antigone f. arenosa Talbot, 1942 Colotis evagore f. polynices Stoneham, 1957 Teracolus niveus Butler, 1881 Teracolus candidus Butler, 1881 Anthocharis nouna Lucas, 1849

The Desert Orange Tip, Small Orange Tip, or Tiny Orange Tip (Colotis evagore) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the dry parts of tropical Africa, northern Africa, southern Spain, and southwest Arabia.^[1]

The wingspan is 28–35 mm in males and 28–38 mm in females. The adults fly from February to August depending on the range.^[2]

The larva feed on Maerua, Capparis and Cadaba species.^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

• Colotis evagore evagore Klug, 1829 –Small Orange Tip (Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
• Colotis evagore nouna Lucas, 1849 (Spain, north-west Africa)
• Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836 (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland)
• Colotis evagore niveus Butler, 1881 (Socotra)

References

1. Colotis, funet.fi
2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.