Colotis protomedia

Colotis protomedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. protomedia
Binomial name
Colotis protomedia
(Klug, 1829)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pontia protomedia Klug, 1829
  • Colotis (Colotis) protomedia
  • Colotis protomedia f. microps Storace, 1956

Colotis protomedia, the Yellow Splendour Tip, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in north-eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, Chad, southern Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Adults have a fast flight. They are attracted to flowers, especially those of Maerua species.

The larvae feed on Maerua species.

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