Colotis daira

Colotis daira, the black-marked orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Colotis daira
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. daira
Binomial name
Colotis daira
(Klug, 1829)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pontia daira Klug, 1829
  • Colotis (Colotis) daira
  • Teracolus yerburyi Swinhoe, 1884
  • Teracolus swinhoei Butler, 1885
  • Teracolus jacksoni Sharpe, 1890
  • Teracolus daira ab. flavidus Aurivillius, 1910
  • Colotis daira f. flavidifacies Stoneham, 1940
  • Colotis daira f. arusaroides Stoneham, 1940
  • Anthopsyche stygia Felder & Felder, 1865
  • Anthopsyche dalila Felder and Felder, 1865
  • Teracolus odysseus Swinhoe, 1884
  • Teracolus thruppi Butler, 1886
  • Teracolus daira ab. flavus Aurivillius, 1910
  • Colotis daira thruppi f. arusa Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis daira thruppi f. canescens Talbot, 1939

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies
  • Colotis daira daira (south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)
  • Colotis daira jacksoni (Sharpe, 1890) (eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
  • Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865) (north-eastern Nigeria, Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, northern and western 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 2012-05-02.
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