Colotis liagore

Colotis liagore
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. liagore
Binomial name
Colotis liagore
(Klug, 1829)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pontia liagore Klug, 1829
  • Colotis (Colotis) liagore
  • Teracolus liagore f. liagoroides Rothschild, 1921
  • Colotis antigone antigone f. desertorum Talbot, 1939

Colotis liagore, the Desert Orange Tip, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Mauritania, northern Senegal, northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Arabia and the Baluchistan coast of Iran and Pakistan.[2] The habitat consists of moist savanna.

The larvae feed on Maerua and Capparis species.

References

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


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