Colotis chrysonome

Colotis chrysonome, the golden Arab tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Mauritania, northern Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger, the central and eastern part of the Sahara, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, southern Arabia, northern Uganda, Kenya, northern Tanzania, Israel and Jordan.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

Colotis chrysonome
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. chrysonome
Binomial name
Colotis chrysonome
(Klug, 1829)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pontia chrysonome Klug, 1829
  • Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome
  • Teracolus gaudens Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus arenicolens Butler, 1884
  • Teracolus helvolus Butler, 1888
  • Teracolus cosmas Hulstaert, 1924
  • Teracolus chrysonome meinertzhageni Riley, 1934
  • Teracolus chrysonome socnensis Krüger, 1939
  • Colotis chrysonome patrizii Storace, 1949

The wingspan is 33–38 mm. Adults have a distinctive orange-golden colour. The forewings of the males have a white base.[3]

The larvae feed on Maerua species.

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 2012-05-02.
  3. BibAlex Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today
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