Colotis auxo

Yellow orange tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. auxo
Binomial name
Colotis auxo
(Lucas, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anthocharis auxo Lucas, 1852
  • Anthopsyche topha Wallengren, 1860
  • Anthocharis keiskamma Trimen, 1862
  • Teracolus syrtinus Butler, 1876
  • Callosune vulnerata Staudinger, 1885
  • Colotis eucharis f. intensa Stoneham, 1939
  • Colotis eucharis f. reducta Stoneham, 1939

Colotis auxo, the yellow orange tip or sulphur orange tip,[2] is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in southern Africa and is named after the Keiskamma River.

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The adults fly year round.[2]

The larva feed on Cadaba species (C. termitario, C. natalensis) and Salvadora species.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Colotis, at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 1 2 3 Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.


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