Colotis erone

Coast Purple Tip
Male Colotis erone from Amanzimtoti, South Africa
Female Colotis erone from Amanzimtoti, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. erone
Binomial name
Colotis erone (Angas, 1849)
Synonyms
Anthocharis erone Angas, 1849 Anthopsyche speciosa Wallengren, 1857 Euchloe jobina Butler, 1869

The Coast Purple Tip (Colotis erone) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking from December to January and March to July.^[1]

The larva feed on Maerua racemulosa and Maerua pedunculosa.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.

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