Colotis subfasciatus

Lemon Tip
Lemon Traveller
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. subfasciatus
Binomial name
Colotis subfasciatus
(Swainson, 1822)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teracolus subfasciatus Swainson, 1822
  • Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus
  • Ptychopteryx bohemanni Wallengren, 1857
  • Teracolus ganymedes Trautmann, 1927
  • Ptychopteryx ducissa Dognin, 1891
  • Teracolus sulfuratus Karsch, 1898
  • Colotis vreuricki Dufrane, 1947

The Lemon Tip or Lemon Traveller (Colotis subfasciatus) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone. The habitat consists of savanna and Brachystegia woodland.[2]

The wingspan is 45–52 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. There are distinct seasonal forms.[2] The adults fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.[3]

The larva feed on Boscia albitrunca.[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Colotis, funet.fi
  2. 1 2 Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group
  3. 1 2 Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.


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