Colotis doubledayi

Colotis doubledayi
Doubleday's Tip
C. d. doubledayi, Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. doubledayi
Binomial name
Colotis doubledayi
(Hopffer, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Idmaeus doubledayi Hopffer, 1862
  • Idmaeus vesta Trimen, 1862
  • Idmais hewitsoni Kirby, 1871
  • Teracolus doubledayi Butler, 1897

The Doubleday's Tip or Doubleday's Orange (Colotis doubledayi) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 32–40 mm in males and 34–45 mm in females. The adults have two broods from September to October and April to May.[2]

The larva feed on Maerua schinzii.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1][2]

  • C. v. doubledayi
  • C. d. angolanus Talbot
  • C. d. flavus

References

  1. ^ a b Colotis, funet.fi
  2. ^ a b c Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
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