- Colotis ione
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Purple Tip 
Male Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pieridae Genus: Colotis Species: C. ione Binomial name Colotis ione
(Godart, 1819)Synonyms - Pieris ione
The Bushveld Purple Tip, Common Purple Tip, or Violet Tip (Colotis ione) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the dry parts of Africa south of the Sahara.
Female
The wingspan is 45–52 mm.
The larva feed on Maerua, Boscia, Capparis, Ritchiea, and Cadaba species.
External links
- Colotis, funet.fi
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