Colotis subfasciatus

Colotis subfasciatus
Lemon Tip
Lemon Traveller
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. subfasciatus
Binomial name
Colotis subfasciatus
(Swainson, 1822)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teracolus subfasciatus Swainson, 1822
  • Ptychopteryx bohemanni Wallengren, 1857

The Lemon Tip or Lemon Traveller (Colotis subfasciatus) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 45–52 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.[2]

The larva feed on Boscia albitrunca.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • C. e. subfasciatus
  • C. s. ducissa (Dognin, 1891)

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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