Colotis pallene

Colotis pallene, also known as the Bushveld orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae found in southern Africa.[1]

Bushveld orange tip
Female, uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. pallene
Binomial name
Colotis pallene
(Hopffer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anthocharis pallene Hopffer, 1855
  • Teracolus halyattes Butler, 1876
  • Callosune pseudetrida
  • Teracolus cinctus Butler, 1883
  • Teracolus infumatus Butler, 1896
  • Teracolus wissmanni Suffert, 1904
  • Teracolus infumatus var. seineri Strand, 1909
  • Teracolus pallene f. achinoides Le Doux, 1929
  • Teracolus pallene f. meinickei Le Doux, 1929
  • Teracolus pallene f. pallida Le Doux, 1929
  • Teracolus pallene f. simplicoides Le Doux, 1929
  • Colotis pallene f. absurda van Son, 1949

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.[2]

The larvae feed on Capparis species.[2]

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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