Colotis halimede

Colotis halimede
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. halimede
Binomial name
Colotis halimede
(Klug, 1829)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pontia halimede Klug, 1829
  • Colotis (Colotis) halimede
  • Pontia acaste Klug, 1829
  • Pieris polycaste Boisduval, 1836
  • Anthocharis leo Butler, 1865
  • Teracolus coelestis Swinhoe, 1884
  • Teracolus halimede halimede f. swinhoei Rothschild, 1921
  • Teracolus halimede aurivillii Rothschild, 1921
  • Colotis halimede aurivillii f. restricta Rothschild, 1921
  • Teracolus halimede maxima Talbot, 1939

Colotis halimede, the Yellow Patch Tip or Yellow Patch White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and North Africa.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Adults have a fast flight, and prefer the flowers of Capparis species. The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

References

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