Colotis pallene

Colotis pallene
Bushveld Orange Tip
Scientific classification
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
  • Teracolus halyattes
  • Callosune pseudetrida
  • Teracolus cinctus
  • Teracolus infumatus

The Bushveld Orange Tip (Colotis pallene) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the southern Africa.[1]

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

The larva feed on Capparis species.[2]

References

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