Colotis halimede

Colotis halimede, the yellow patch tip or yellow patch white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and North Africa.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Colotis halimede
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. halimede
Binomial name
Colotis halimede
(Klug, 1829)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pontia halimede Klug, 1829
  • Colotis (Colotis) halimede
  • Pontia acaste Klug, 1829
  • Pieris polycaste Boisduval, 1836
  • Anthocharis leo Butler, 1865
  • Teracolus coelestis Swinhoe, 1884
  • Teracolus halimede halimede f. swinhoei Rothschild, 1921
  • Teracolus halimede aurivillii Rothschild, 1921
  • Colotis halimede aurivillii f. restricta Rothschild, 1921
  • Teracolus halimede maxima Talbot, 1939

Adults have a fast flight, and prefer the flowers of Capparis species. The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies
  • Colotis halimede halimede (Senegal, Mali, north-eastern Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, western and southern Arabia)
  • Colotis halimede australis Talbot, 1939 (northern and central Tanzania)
  • Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939 (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya)

References
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  1. Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
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