Colotis antevippe, the red tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
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C. a. antevippe ♂♂ in Ghana |
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Scientific classification |
Domain: |
Eukaryota |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
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Insecta |
Order: |
Lepidoptera |
Family: |
Pieridae |
Genus: |
Colotis |
Species: |
C. antevippe |
Binomial name |
Colotis antevippe
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Synonyms |
- Anthocharis antevippe Boisduval, 1836
- Teracolus carteri Butler, 1882
- Anthopsyche gavisa Wallengren, 1857
- Papilio achine Stoll, 1781
- Teracolus harmonides Butler, 1876
- Teracolus ithonus Butler, 1876
- Teracolus hippocrene Butler, 1876
- Teracolus ignifer Butler, 1876
- Teracolus simplex Butler, 1876
- Teracolus hyperides Butler, 1876
- Teracolus hero Butler, 1876
- Teracolus trimeni Butler, 1876
- Callosune damarensis Aurivillius, 1879
- Teracolus fumidus Swinhoe, 1884
- Callosune haevernicki Staudinger, 1885
- Teracolus luederitzi Suffert, 1904
- Colotis subgavisa Dufrane, 1947
- Anthocharis zera Lucas, 1852
- Teracolus helle Butler, 1876
- Teracolus subvenosus Butler, 1883
- Teracolus laura Sharpe, 1890
- Teracolus achine var. antevippe ab. sulphurea Rebel, 1914
- Teracolus achine f. clarescens Joicey and Talbot, 1927
- Colotis antevippe f. rosanides Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. castanoides Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. roseata Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. leander Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. subalba Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. rosaflava Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. rosamaria Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. rosalindae Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. rosareducta Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. citrinella Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. flavinella Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. flavireducta Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. albissima Stoneham, 1957
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The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults fly year-round.[3]
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca, Boscia oleoides, Capparis sepiara, Maerua cafra, and Maerua juncea.[3]
The following subspecies are recognised:[2]
- C. a. antevippe (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon)
- C. a. zera (Lucas, 1852) (Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, northern and western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)
- C. a. gavisa (Wallengren, 1857) (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini)
Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.