Colotis vesta

Colotis vesta
Veined Tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. vesta
Binomial name
Colotis vesta
(Reiche, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Idmaeus vesta Reiche, 1849
  • Teracolus vesta Butler, 1897

The Veined Tip, Veined Orange, or Veined Golden Arab (Colotis vesta) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

The wingspan is 32–40 mm in males and 34–45 mm in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.[1]

The larvae feed on Maerua angolensis.[1]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:[2]

  • C. v. amelia (Lucas, 1852)
  • C. v. argillaceus (Butler, 1877)
  • C. v. catachrysops (Butler, 1878)
  • C. v. hanningtoni (Butler, 1883)
  • C. v. kagera Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
  • C. v. mutans (Butler, 1877)
  • C. v. princeps Talbot, 1939
  • C. v. rhodesinus (Butler, 1893)
  • C. v. velleda (Lucas, 1852)
  • C. v. vesta (Reiche, 1849)

References

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