Colotis euippe

Colotis euippe
Round-winged Orange Tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. euippe
Binomial name
Colotis euippe
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio euippe
  • Papilio arethusa
  • Papilio hanna
  • Anthocharis cebrene
  • Anthocharis ocale
  • Anthopsyche epigone
  • Teracolus pseudocale
  • Teracolus angolensis
  • Teracolus microcale

The Round-winged Orange Tip[1] or Smoky Orange Tip.[2] (Colotis euippe) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

Side view of Colotis euippe omphale

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The adults fly year-round.[2]

The larva feed on Maerua, Capparis, Cadaba, and Boscia species.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • Colotis euippe euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) – Round-winged Orange Tip
  • Colotis euippe amytis Godart
  • Colotis euippe mediata Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819) – Smoky Orange Tip
  • Colotis euippe complexivus (Butler, 1886)
  • Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850)
  • Colotis euippe mirei Bernardi, 1960

Life Cycle Gallery

  • Larva on Capparis sepiaria

  • Larva

  • Larva pupating

  • Pupa

  • Recently hatched from pupa

  • Opening wings

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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