Colotis eris

Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.

Banded gold tip
male C. eris, Kilimanjaro Region
female C. e. eris, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. eris
Binomial name
Colotis eris
Synonyms
  • Pieris eris Klug, 1829
  • Colotis (Teracolus) eris
  • Idmais fatma C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Teracolus abyssinicus Butler, 1876
  • Idmais maimuna Kirby, 1880
  • Teracolus opalescens Butler, 1886
  • Teracolus johnstoni Butler, 1886
  • Idmais eris var. punctigera Lanz, 1896
  • Teracolus teitensis Sharpe, 1898
  • Teracolus eris var. erioides Strand, 1912
  • Colotis eris eris f. chlorinos Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis eris damara Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis eris ab. continua Storace, 1948

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.[2]

The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • C. e. eris (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, northern Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini)
  • C. e. contractus Gabriel, 1937-38 (Yemen, Oman)
  • ?C. e. johnstoni (Butler, 1886)

References
  1. Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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