Colotis vesta

Veined Tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. vesta
Binomial name
Colotis vesta
(Reiche, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Idmaeus vesta Reiche, 1849
  • Teracolus vesta Butler, 1897
  • Colotis vesta vesta f. ops Talbot, 1942
  • Idmais amelia Lucas, 1852
  • Teracolus armitagei Dudgeon, 1916
  • Teracolus amelia f. insignis Rothschild, 1921
  • Teracolus argillaceus Butler, 1877
  • Colotis vesta argillaceus f. pluvius Talbot, 1939
  • Teracolus catachrysops Butler, 1878
  • Teracolus vesta ab. agapita Hulstaert, 1924
  • Colotis vesta f. kibwezi Stoneham, 1939
  • Teracolus hanningtoni Butler, 1883
  • Teracolus bipartitus Rothschild, 1894
  • Teracolus amelia hanningtoni f. nigrescens Le Doux, 1929
  • Colotis vesta f. kitgi Stoneham, 1939
  • Colotis vesta f. ilia Stoneham, 1957
  • Teracolus mutans Butler, 1877
  • Colotis vesta mutans f. arida Talbot, 1939
  • Teracolus rhodesinus Butler, 1894
  • Teracolus vesta ab. virescens Hulstaert, 1924
  • Idmais velleda Lucas, 1852

The Veined Tip, Veined Orange, or Veined Golden Arab (Colotis vesta) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 32–40 mm in males and 34–45 mm in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.[1]

The larvae feed on Maerua angolensis.[1]

Colotis vesta argillaceus in Ithala Game Reserve

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:[2]

References

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