743x713 (~173Kb) Ethiopia, Amhara, Blue Nile right bank at the bridge of the road Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar, 1100 m a.s.l. 1st August 2012, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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996x913 (~285Kb) Ethiopia, Amhara, Blue Nile right bank at the bridge of the road Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar, 1100 m a.s.l. 1st August 2012, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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974x761 (~212Kb) Ethiopia, Amhara, Blue Nile right bank at the bridge of the road Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar, 1100 m a.s.l. 1st August 2012, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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1106x866 (~263Kb) Ethiopia, Amhara, Blue Nile right bank at the bridge of the road Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar, 1100 m a.s.l. 1st August 2012, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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1015x774 (~239Kb) Ethiopia, Amhara, Blue Nile right bank at the bridge of the road Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar, 1100 m a.s.l. 1st August 2012, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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Colotis amata (Fabricius, 1775)
AF, Swaziland, Zululand, Transvaal, Botswana, South West Africa, Rhodesia, Ceylon, India. See [maps]
Topaz Arab
Small Salmon Arab
Larva on
(Aden) Salvadora persica [PBSA]
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C. a. amata W.India, C.India, S.India, Africa
Misidentified/misapplied:
- Colotis calais calais; [BAFR], 60 (?referring to amata amata)
-
C. a. calais (Cramer, [1775]) Southern Africa
-
C. a. crowleyi (Sharpe, 1898) Madagascar
- Colotis calais crowleyi; [BAFR], 60 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) amata crowleyi; [MadL]; [AfrL]
-
C. a. modesta (Butler, 1876) Ceylon
- Idmais modesta; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 131, pl. 49, f. 2, 2a
- Colotis amata modesta; [BOR], 178; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 7, pl. 8, f. 10
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C. a. williami Henning & Henning, 1994
- Colotis (Colotis) amata williami; [AfrL]
-
Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
SW.Arabia, Tropical Africa (dry zone). See [maps]
Large Orange Tip
- Anthocharis antevippe Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 572
- Papilio achine Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): 94, pl. 338, f. E, F (preocc. Papilio achine Scopoli, 1763)
- Anthocharis isaura Lucas, 1852; Revue Mag. Zool. (2) 4 (9): 424
- ?Teracolus achine var. antevippe ab. sulphurea Rebel, 1914; Ann. Mus. Wien. 28: 228
- Teracolus ithonus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 145, pl. 6, f. 7
- Teracolus harmonides Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 146
- Teracolus hippocrene Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 147
- Teracolus ignifer Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 147
- Teracolus simplex Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 148
- Teracolus hyperides Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 149
- Teracolus helle Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 149
- Teracolus hero Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 150, pl. 6, f. [?]12
- Teracolus trimeni Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 150
- ?Teracolus helle Butler, 1876; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 18 (108): 487
- Callosune damarensis Aurivillius, 1879; Ofvers K. VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh. 36 (7): 46
- Callosune ramaquebana Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabeland: 341, pl. E, f. 5-6
- Teracolus carteri Butler, 1882; Ent. mon. Mag. 18: 227; TL: Accra, Gold Coast
- Teracolus subvenosus Butler, 1883; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 12 (68): 105; TL: Victoria Nyanza
- Callosune haevernicki Staudinger, 1884; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (7): 45, (5) pl. 23
- Teracolus fumidus Swinhoe, 1884; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 442, pl. 40, f. 4-5
- Teracolus laura Sharpe, 1890; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 5 (30): 441; TL: [East Africa]
- Teracolus lüderitzi Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 129, pl. 3, f. 8; TL: Lukuledi
- Teracolus carteri; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 465
- Teracolus isaura; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 466
- Teracolus antevippe; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 466
- Teracolus ithonus; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 467
- Teracolus achine; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 468
- Colotis antevippe; [EBW]
- Colotis (Colotis) antevippe; [AfrL]
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C. a. antevippe Gambia, Senegal - Upper Volta, N.Nigeria
- Colotis antevippe antevippe; [BAFR], 69
- Colotis (Colotis) antevippe antevippe; [AfrL]
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C. a. exole (Reiche, 1849) Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, N.Tanzania, NE.Zaire
- exole (Reiche, 1849) (Anthocharis); Voy. Abyss. Ferr. et Gal. Ent.: 460, pl. 31, f. 5-6
- Colotis antevippe exole; [BAFR], 69 (text)
relation with zera?
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C. a. zera (Lucas, 1852) Senegal - E.Africa
Larva on
Maerua ,
Capparis [BK]
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C. a. gavisa (Wallengren, 1857) Savannah areas (Botswana, Rhodesia, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, S.Tanzania, Zanzibar, South Africa)
Red Tip
Larva on
Maerua triphylla,
Capparis citrifolia,
C. oleoides [PBSA]
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Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883)
S.Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, NE.Zaire, Malawi, NW.Zambia. See [maps]
African Golden Arab
Veined Gold
Double-banded Orange
Larva on
Maerua [BK]
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?C. a. ansorgei (Marshall, 1897) SE.Tanzania
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Colotis aurora (Cramer, [1780])
-. See [maps]
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C. a. evarne (Klug, 1829) Senegal - Upper Volta, N.Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Arabia
- Teracolus phillipsi; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 454
- Teracolus evarne; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 453
- Colotis eucharis evarne; [BAFR], 68; [BK], 134
- Colotis aurora evarne; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 8
- Colotis (Colotis) aurora evarne; [AfrL]
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Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
Transvaal, Botswana. See [maps]
Yellow Orange Tip
Larva on
Cadaba natalensis [PBSA],
Cadaba ,
Salvadora [BK]
-
Colotis bacchus (Butler, 1888)
E.Africa. See [maps]
Possibly only a form of C. ione.
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Colotis celimene (Lucas, 1852)
East Africa, Senegal - Ethiopia. See [maps]
Lilac Tip
Magenta Tip
Larva on
Capparis spp.,
Boscia spp. [PBSA] [BK]
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C. c. celimene Etiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi
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C. c. amina (Hewitson, 1866) Rhodesia, Transvaal, Natal, Swaziland, Botswana
- Anthocharis amina Hewitson, 1866; Exot. Butt. 3: pl. 5
- Colotis celimene amina; [BAFR], 62 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) celimene amina; [AfrL]
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C. c. angusi Rothschild, 1921 W.Sudan, C.Sudan
- Colotis celimene angusi; [BAFR], 62 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) celimene angusi; [AfrL]
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C. c. pholoe (Wallengren, 1860) South West Africa, Botswana
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C. c. praeclarus (Butler, 1886) Somalia, Ethiopia
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C. c. sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905) S.Sudan - N.Nigeria, Upper Volta, Senegal
- Colotis celimene sudanicus; [BAFR], 62 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) celimene sudanicus; [AfrL]
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Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)
Senegal - Kenya, Somalia, SW.Arabia, Dead Sea. See [maps]
Golden Arab
- Teracolus chrysonome; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (120): 503
- Teracolus helvolus; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (120): 503
- Colotis chrysonome; [BAFR], 60; [BK], 129; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 8, pl. 8, f. 15-16, 19-20
- Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome; [AfrL]
Larva on
Maerua [BK]
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Colotis daira (Klug, 1829)
N.Nigeria - Ethiopia, Kenya, N.Tanzania, S.Arabia. See [maps]
Black-Marked Orange Tip
- Pontia daira Klug, 1829; Symb. Phys.: pl. 8, f. 1-4
- Anthopsyche heuglini C. & R. Felder, 1859; Wien. ent. Monats. 3 (9): 272
- Anthopsyche demagore C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 186
- Anthopsyche dalila C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 188
- Teracolus xanthus Swinhoe, 1884; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 440 ♀, pl. 39, f. 11
- Teracolus odysseus Swinhoe, 1884; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 441 ♂, pl. 40, f. 3
- Teracolus yerburii Swinhoe, 1884; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 441, pl. 39, f. 12
- Teracolus saxeus Swinhoe, 1884; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 441, pl. 40, f. 1-2
- Teracolus swinhoei Butler, 1884; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 491
- Teracolus jamesi Butler, [1886]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4): 771; TL: Somalia
Larva on
Capparis ,
Cadaba [BK]
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C. d. daira S.Yemen
- Colotis daira daira; [BAFR], 71
- Colotis daira daira f. flavus ?Aurivillius, 1910; [BAFR], 71, fig.
- Colotis (Colotis) daira daira; [AfrL]
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C. d. jacksoni (Sharpe, 1890) E.Kenya, NE.Tanzania
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C. d. stygia (C. & R. Felder, 1865) N.Kenya, Somalia, S.Ethiopia, Sudan - Nigeria
-
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?C. d. thruppi (Butler, [1886]) Somalia
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Colotis danae (Fabricius, 1775)
AF, Ethiopia, Ceylon, Peninsular India - Madhya Pradesh, Saurashtra - Baluchistan. See [maps]
Scarlet Tip
Crimson Tip
634x804 (~141Kb) Ethiopia, Amhara, a rapidous brook, Blue Nile right tributary just upstream the bridge of the road Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar, 1100 m a.s.l. 1st August 2012, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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1055x981 (~234Kb) Ethiopia, Amhara, a rapidous brook, Blue Nile right tributary just upstream the bridge of the road Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar, 1100 m a.s.l. 1st August 2012, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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Larva on
Cadaba ,
Capparis ,
Maerua [BK]
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Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
Malawi, Zambia, Rhodesia, Botswana, N.Mozambique, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Colotis eucharis dissociatus; [BAFR], 68
- Colotis (Colotis) dissociatus; [AfrL]
-
Colotis doubledayi (Hopffer, 1862)
South Africa (Orange River), South West Africa. See [maps]
Larva on
Maerua schinzii [PBSA]
-
C. d. doubledayi Zaire - Sierra Leone, Guinea
- Colotis doubledayi doubledayi; [BAFR], 61
-
?C. d. angolanus Talbot² Angola
- ?Colotis doubledayi angolanus; [BAFR], 61 (text)
-
Colotis elgonensis (Sharpe, 1891)
E.Nigeria, Cameroun, Uganda, Kenya, Zaire, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania. See [maps]
Elgon Crimson Tip
Larva on
Maerua ,
Boscia ,
Capparis ,
Cadaba ,
Ritchiea [BK], Ackery & Rajan, 1988
-
C. e. elgonensis Kenya (highlands, W of Rift Valley), E.Uganda
- Colotis elgonensis elgonensis; [BAFR], 67
- Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis elgonensis; [AfrL]
-
C. e. kenia Talbot, 1939 Kenya (Mt. Kenya)
-
C. e. nobilis Carcasson, 1961 W.Tanzania (highland forest)
-
C. e. basilewskyi Berger, 1956 Rwanda, E.Zaire (Kivu), W.Uganda
- Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi; [BAFR], 67 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis basilewskyi; [AfrL]
-
C. e. glauningi (Schultze, 1909) NW.Cameroun
- Colotis elgonensis glauningi; [BAFR], 67 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis glauningi; [AfrL]
-
Colotis ephyia (Klug, 1829)
Sudan. See [maps]
- Pontia ephyia Klug, 1829; Symb. Phys.: pl. 6, f. 9-10
-
Colotis erone (Angas, 1849)
Coastal Belt (Natal, Pondoland, Swaziland, Transvaal). See [maps]
- Colotis erone; [BAFR], 63
- Colotis erone f. jobina; [BAFR], 63, fig.
- Colotis (Colotis) erone; [AfrL]
Larva on
Maerua pedunculosa [PBSA]
-
Colotis etrida (Boisduval, 1836)
India, Ceylon. See [maps]
Little Orange Tip
- Anthocharis etrida Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 576
- Teracolus pernotatus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 159, pl. 7, f. 1
- Teracolus farrinus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 159, pl. 7, f. 2
- Teracolus purus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 160, pl. 7, f. 14-15
- Teracolus casimirus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 161, pl. 7, f. 5
- Teracolus bimbura Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 161, pl. 7, f. 3-4
-
C. e. etrida India
- Colotis etrida etrida; [BOR], 178
-
C. e. limbata (Butler, 1876) Ceylon
- Callosune limbata; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 129, pl. 49, f. 5
- Colotis etrida limbata; [BOR], 178
-
Colotis eucharis (Fabricius, 1775)
-. See [maps]
Plain Orange Tip
Sulphur Orange Tip
Larva on
Cadaba ,
(?for Colotis dissociatus?) [BK]
-
Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
AF, SW.Arabia. See [maps]
Round Winged Orange Tip
- Papilio euippe Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 469
- Papilio arethusa Drury, 1773; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: index, 35, pl. 19, f. 5-6
- Papilio hanna Herbst, 1792; in Jablonsky, Naturs. Schmett. 5: 177, pl. 107, f. 5-6
- Anthocharis cebrene Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 583
- Anthocharis ocale Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 584
- Anthopsyche epigone C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 186
- Teracolus pseudocale Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 154, pl. 6, f. 9
- Teracolus angolensis Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 154
- Teracolus microcale Butler, 1876; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 18 (108): 487
- Teracolus evippe[sic, recte euippe]; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 471
- Teracolus ocale; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 472
- Teracolus epigone; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 472
- Colotis evippe[sic, recte euippe]; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 158, f. 28 (text)
- Colotis euippe; [BK], 135
- Colotis (Colotis) euippe; [AfrL]
Larva on
Capparis ,
Maerua ,
Boscia [BK]
-
Colotis eunoma (Hopffer, 1855)
Moçambique - S.Kenya. See [maps]
Three Spot Crimson Tip
-
C. e. eunoma Mozambique (coastal sand-dunes)
- Colotis eunoma eunoma; [BAFR], 67
- Colotis (Colotis) eunoma eunoma; [AfrL]
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C. e. flotowi (Suffert, 1904) Zanzibar (sand-dunes), Tanzania (coast)
- Colotis eunoma flotowi; [BAFR], 67; [BK], 132
- Colotis (Colotis) eunoma flotowi; [AfrL]
-
Colotis evagore (Klug, 1829)
Tropical Africa (drier parts), NAF, Spain, SW.Arabia. See [maps]
Desert Orange Tip
Tiny Orange Tip
- Pontia evagore Klug, 1829; Symb. Phys.: pl. 8, f. 5-6; TL: Arabia
Larva on
Capparis spinosa [H&R],
Capparis ,
Cadaba ,
Maerua [BK]
-
C. e. evagore Arabia
- Colotis evagore evagore; [BAFR], 73 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) evagore evagore; [AfrL]
-
C. e. nouna (Lucas, 1849) S.Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
- Anthocharis nouna Lucas, 1849; Explor. Sci. Algérie (zool.) 3: 350, pl. 1, f. 2; TL: Oran (Algeria)
- Teracolus daira nouna var. biskrensis Blachier, 1908; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 77 (2): 212; TL: Biskra (Algeria)
- Calicharis nouna f. aestivalis Oberthür, 1911; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 5 (1): 186; TL: Biskra (Algeria)
- Teracolus daira nouna f. vern. auresiaca Stauder, 1913; Zs. wiss. InsektBiol. 9 (10): 290; TL: Algeria
- Teracolus daira nouna f. aest. pyroleuca Stauder, 1913; Zs. wiss. InsektBiol. 9 (10): 290; TL: Algeria
- Teracolus daira nouna f. autumn. biformata Stauder, 1913; Zs. wiss. InsektBiol. 9 (10): 290; TL: Algeria
- Teracolus daira nouna ab. turatii Stauder, 1913; Zs. wiss. InsektBiol. 9 (10): 290; TL: Algeria
- Teracolus daira nouna ab. evagorides Stauder, 1913; Zs. wiss. InsektBiol. 9 (10): 290; TL: Algeria
- Teracolus lefevrei Oberthür, 1922; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 19 (1): 30; TL: Azrou (Algeria)
- Teracolus daira nouna f. gyn. panadrophila Stauder, 1922; Z. Wiss. InsektBiol. 17: 108; TL: (Algeria)
- Teracolus daira nouna auresiaca g.II. interposita f. flavide apicata Stauder, 1922; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 12 (1-6): 24; TL: (?Algeria)
- Teracolus daira nouna ab. costaenigrata Stauder, 1922; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 36: 42; TL: El Kantara (Algeria)
- Teracolus daira var. nouna ab. suffusa Pionneau, 1936; Échange 463: 18; TL: Biskra (Algeria)
- Teracolus daira var. nouna ab. impuncta Pionneau, 1936; Échange 463: 18; TL: Algeria
- Teracolus daira var. nouna ab. minor Pionneau, 1936; Échange 463: 18; TL: Algeria
600x435 (~60Kb) upperside Morocco, Tizi-n-Tarakatine, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre
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600x435 (~27Kb) underside Morocco, Tizi-n-Tarakatine, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre
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600x435 (~52Kb) Morocco, Tizi-n-Tarakatine, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre
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Larva on
Capparis droserifolia,
C. spinosa [BMAT]
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C. e. antigone (Boisduval, [1836]) Cape, South West Africa, arid areas (south of Sahara)
- Anthocharis antigone Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 572
- Anthocharis phlegetonia Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 576
- Anthocharis delphine Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 577
- Anthocharis eione Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 578
- Teracolus loandicus Butler, [1872]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1871 (3): 724
- Teracolus interruptus Butler, [1872]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1871 (3): 724
- Teracolus subfumosus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 139, pl. 6, f. 3
- Teracolus flaminia Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 140, pl. 6, f. 1
- Teracolus lycoris Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 140, pl. 6, f. 6
- Teracolus lyaeus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 141, pl. 6, f. 2
- Teracolus galanthinus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 142
- Teracolus friga Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 142, pl. 6, f. 5
- Teracolus lucullus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 143, pl. 6, f. 4
- Teracolus gelasinus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 143
- Teracolus glycera Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 144
- Teracolus coniger Butler, 1882; Ent. mon. Mag. 18: 229; TL: Accra, Gold Coast
- Teracolus minans Butler, 1882; Ent. mon. Mag. 18: 229; TL: Accra, Gold Coast
- Teracolus xanthus Swinhoe, 1884; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 440 ♂, pl. 39, f. 10
- Teracolus comptus Butler, 1888; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1888: 94; TL: Kilima-njaro
- Teracolus bifasciatus Sharpe, 1890; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 5 (28): 336; TL: [East Africa]
- Teracolus emini Butler, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 7 (37): 47
- Teracolus emini; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 460
- Teracolus antigone; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 461
- Teracolus glycera; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 461
- Teracolus xanthus; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 462
- Teracolus interruptus; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (119): 462
- Colotis evagore antigone; [BAFR], 73; [BK], 136
- Colotis (Colotis) evagore antigone; [AfrL]
Larva on
Capparis citrifolia,
Cadaba juncea,
Maerua triphylla [PBSA]
-
C. e. niveus (Butler, 1881) Socotra I.
-
Colotis evanthe (Boisduval, 1836)
Madagascar, Comoro Is.. See [maps]
-
Colotis evanthides (Holland, 1896) Comoro, Aldabra, Assumption, Cosmoledo, Astove Is.
-
Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)
South West Africa, Botswana, Little Namaqualand, Rhodesia, Transvaal, Swaziland, Zululand, Moçambique, Ethiopia - Kenya, Uganda, SE.Zaire. See [maps]
Larva on
Capparis spp. [PBSA]
-
C. e. evenina South Africa, Namibia, Botswana
- Colotis evenina evenina; [BAFR], 70
- Colotis (Colotis) evenina evenina; [AfrL]
-
C. e. sipylus (Swinhoe, 1884) Rhodesia, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Mozanbique, Malawi, S.Tanzania, E.Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kenya (coast)
- Colotis evenina sipylus; [BAFR], 70
- Colotis (Colotis) evenina sipylus; [AfrL]
-
C. e. xantholeuca (Sharpe, 1904) C.Tanzania, NW.Tanzania, SW.Kenya, S.Uganda
- Colotis evenina xantholeuca; [BAFR], 70
- Colotis (Colotis) evenina xantholeuca; [AfrL]
-
C. e. casta (Gerstaecker, 1871) N.Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia
-
Colotis fausta (Olivier, 1804)
Lebanon, Syria - Baluchistan, W.India, Peninsular India, Ceylon. See [maps]
Large Salmon Arab
- Papilio fausta Olivier, 1804; Voy. L'Emp. Othoman. Atl. 4 (1801?): 29, pl. 33, f. 4a-b; TL: Beirut, Lebanon
- Teracolus tripuncta Butler, 1868; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1868 (1): 221 ♂, pl. 17, f. 9
- Teracolus rosaceus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 134, pl. 7, f. 6
- Teracolus oriens Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 134, pl. 7, f. 7
- Teracolus solaris Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 135
- Teracolus tripunctatus Butler, 1880; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1880: 149, pl. 15, f. 4
- Idmais tripuncta; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 130, pl. 49, f. 3, 3a
- Teracolus fausta; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (120): 498
- Teracolus tripunctatus; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (120): 500
- Colotis fausta; [EBW]; [BOR], 182; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 26
- Colotis (Colotis) fausta; [AfrL]
Larva on
Capparis herbacea [BRU]
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C. f. fausta Baluchistan - NW.Frontier, Israel - Syria - Turkey, Afghanista, NW.India, S.Arabia (Hadhramaut)
- Colotis fausta fausta; [BOR], 182; [BAFR], 74
- Colotis fausta r. fausta; [BIR], 440
- Colotis (Colotis) fausta fausta; [AfrL]
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C. f. vi (Swinhoe, 1884) SW.Arabia
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C. f. mijurteina Carpenter, 1951 N.Somalia
- Colotis fausta mijurteina; [BAFR], 74 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) fausta mijurteina; [AfrL]
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C. f. faustina (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) Sind, C.India, Punjab - Karwar
- Colotis fausta r. faustina; [BIR], 440
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C. f. fulvia (Wallace, 1867) Peninsular India, Ceylon
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Colotis guenei (Mabille, 1877)
Madagascar. See [maps]
- Colotis guenei; [BAFR], 68
- Colotis (Colotis) guenei; [MadL]; [AfrL]
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Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)
S.Arabia - Senegal, E.Africa - Tanzania. See [maps]
Yellow Patch White
Orange Patch White
White and Orange Halimede
Dappled White
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C. h. halimede Senegal - White Nile, Red Sea coast
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C. h. coelestis (Swinhoe, 1884) S.Yemen
- Colotis halimede coelestis; [BAFR], 62 (text)
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C. h. australis Talbot, 1939 N.Tanzania, C.Tanzania
- Colotis halimede australis; [BAFR], 62 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) halimede australis; [AfrL]
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?C. h. maxima Talbot, 1939² Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya
- ?Colotis halimede maxima; [BAFR], 62
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C. h. restricta Talbot, 1939
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Colotis hetaera (Gerstaecker, 1871)
Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
Crimson Tip
Coast Purple Tip
Larva on
Maerua ,
Boscia ,
Capparis ,
Cadaba ,
Ritchiea [BK]
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C. h. hetaera Kenay (coastal bush), N.Tanzania
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C. h. ankolensis Stoneham, 1940 C.Kenya - N.Tanzania, Uganda
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C. h. aspasia (Ungemach, 1932) SW.Ethiopia, S.Sudan, N.Uganda
- Colotis hetaera aspasia; [BAFR], 66
- Colotis (Colotis) hetaera aspasia; [AfrL]
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C. h. lorti (Sharpe, 1896) Somalia, SE.Ethiopia, N.Kenya
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Colotis hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885)
Zambia, Malawi - Kenya. See [maps]
Golden Tip
Larva on
Cadaba ? [BK]
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Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881)
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, N.Malawi. See [maps]
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Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
dry zones of Africa (south of Sahara). See [maps]
Purple Tip
Violet Tip
- Pieris ione Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (1): 140
- Teracolus imperator Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 132
- Anthocharis phlegyas Butler, 1865; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (2): 431, pl. 25, f. 3, 3a
- Euchloe coliagenes Butler, 1867; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 20 (117): 216, pl. 4, f. 4-5
- Euchloe jalone Butler, 1869; Cistula ent. 1 (1): 14; TL: White Nile
- Teracolus buxtoni Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 130
- Callosune jalone var. natalensis Staudinger, 1885; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (7): 44
- Teracolus ione aurivillii Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 85; TL: Mhonda
- Teracolus bacchus f. anomalus Aurivillius, 1910; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 13: 54, pl. 17 b
- obsolescens Joicey & Talbot, 1927; Encycl. Ent. (B3) 2 (1): 11
- primularis Talbot, 1939; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 88: 185
- xanthozona Talbot, 1939; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 88: 186
- xerophila Talbot, 1939; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 88: 186
- Teracolus imperator; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (118): 395
- Teracolus phlegyas; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (118): 396
- Teracolus ione; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (118): 397
- Colotis ione; [EBW]; [BAFR], 65; [BK], 131
- Colotis ione f. anomalus; [BAFR], 64, fig.
- Colotis ione f. imperator; [BAFR], 64, fig.
- Colotis ione f. ione; [BAFR], 64, fig.
- Colotis ione f. jalone; [BAFR], 64, fig.
- Colotis ione f. natalensis; [BAFR], 64, fig.
- Colotis ione f. obsolescens; [BAFR], 64, fig.
- Colotis ione f. primularis; [BAFR], 64, fig.
- Colotis ione f. xanthoza; [BAFR], 64, fig.
- Colotis ione f. xerophila; [BAFR], 65, fig.
- Colotis ione; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 8, pl. 9, f. 11-13, 16
- Colotis (Colotis) ione; [AfrL]
Larva on
Maerua racemulosa [PBSA],
Maerua ,
Boscia ,
Capparis ,
Cadaba ,
Ritchiea [BK]
-
Colotis lais (Butler, 1876)
Botswana, SW.Transvaal, Namibia. See [maps]
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Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)
NAF, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan - N.Nigeria, Arabia - Afghanistan, Baluchistan. See [maps]
- Pontia liagore Klug, 1829; Symb. Phys.: pl. 6, f. 5-8; TL: Sudan
-
Colotis mananhari (Ward, 1870)
Madagascar. See [maps]
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Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
South West Africa - Botswana - Rhodesia - Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Moçambique, Transvaal, Swaziland, Zululand. See [maps]
- Anthocharis pallene Hopffer, 1855; Ber. Verh. Akad. Berlin 1855: 640; TL: Mozambique
- Teracolus halyattes Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 145, pl. 6, f. 8
- ?Teracolus wissmanni Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 130, pl. 3, f. 9; TL: Bukumbi
- Callosune pseudetrida Westwood, 1881; in Oates, Matabeland: 340
- Teracolus cinctus Butler, 1883; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 12 (68): 105; TL: Victoria Nyanza
- Teracolus infumatus Butler, 1896; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896: 128, pl. 6, f. 5-6
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Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)
NAF, Arabia - Afghanistan, NW.India, Cutch, Sind, Baluchistan, Punjab, Gujerat. See [maps]
Blue-spotted Arab
Variable Colotis
Larva on
Salvadora persica [BMAT]
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C. p. phisadia Arabia, Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan - Chad, Senegal, Mauritania
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C. p. ocellatus (Butler, 1886) Ethiopia
-
C. p. vagus d'Abrera, 1980 N.Uganda, N.Kenya
- phisadia f. vagus Riley, 1920²; Entomologist 53: 73
- Colotis phisadia vagus; [BAFR], 60
- Colotis (Colotis) phisadia vagus; [AfrL]
-
C. p. rothschildi (Sharpe, 1898) S.Kenya, E.Kenya (coastal), S.Uganda, Tanzania?
-
C. p. somalica Storace, 1948 Somalia
- Colotis phisadia somalica; [BAFR], 60 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) phisadia somalica; [AfrL]
-
C. p. palaestinensis Staudinger, 1898²
-
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876
Punjab, Baluchistan. See [maps]
-
C. p. semiramis Grum-Grshimailo, 1902²
-
Colotis pleione (Klug, 1829)
SW.Arabia, Somaila, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya. See [maps]
Orange Patch White
-
Larva on
Maerua [BK]
-
Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
Rhodesia, Transvaal, Botswana, South West Africa, Zululand, Moçambique, East Africa. See [maps]
Large Violet Tip
Regal Purple Tip
Queen Purple Tip
- Callosune anax; Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889, Rhop. Exot. [1] 1: (Callosune) 2, pl. 1, f. 5-6
- Teracolus regina; Butler, 1897, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 20 (118): 395
- Colotis regina; [EBW]; [BAFR], 65; [BK], 132; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 8, pl. 9, f. 14
- Colotis (Colotis) regina; [AfrL]
Larva on
(East Africa) Capparis spp.,
Boscia spp. [PBSA]
-
Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915)
Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia. See [maps]
Rogers' Orange Tip
- Colotis pallene rogersi; [PBSA]
- Colotis rogersi; [BK], 136; [BAFR], 73
- Colotis (Colotis) rogersi; [AfrL]
Larva on
(East Africa) Capparis sp. [PBSA]
-
Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922)
NE.Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Colotis ungemachi; [BAFR], 61
- Colotis (Colotis) ungemachi; [AfrL]
-
Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885)
Somalia - E.Kenya - NE.Tanzania. See [maps]
No Patch White
Larva on
Cadaba [BK]
-
Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1849)
Natal, Zululand, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Botswana, South West Africa, Tropical Africa (dry parts). See [maps]
Veined Orange
Veined Golden Arab
- Idmaeus vesta Reiche, 1849; Voy. Abyss. Ferr. et Gal. Ent.: 460
Larva on
Maerua angolensis [PBSA]
Larva on
Capparis ,
Maerua ,
Boscia ,
Ritchiea ,
Salvadora [BK]
-
C. v. vesta Ethiopia, Somalia
- Colotis vesta vesta; [BAFR], 61
- Colotis (Colotis) vesta vesta; [AfrL]
-
C. v. amelia (Lucas, 1852) N.Ghana, N.Nigeria, Upper Volta, Senegal
-
C. v. argillaceus (Butler, 1877) S.Mozambique, Zululand, Natal
- Colotis vesta argillaceus; [BAFR], 61 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) vesta argillaceus; [AfrL]
-
C. v. catachrysops (Butler, 1878) coast (Kenya, Tanzania)
-
C. v. hanningtoni (Butler, 1883) NE.Uganda, NW.Kenya
-
C. v. mutans (Butler, 1877) Zambia, Malawi, Rhodesia
-
C. v. princeps Talbot, 1939 Uganda, SE.Sudan, NE.Zaire
- Colotis vesta princeps; [BAFR], 61 (text)
- Colotis (Colotis) vesta princeps; [AfrL]
-
C. v. rhodesinus (Butler, 1894) W.Tanzania, NW.Zambia, SE.Zaire
-
C. v. velleda (Lucas, 1852) Sudan (not SE.Sudan)
-
C. v. kagera Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
- Colotis (Colotis) vesta kagera; [AfrL]
-
Colotis vestalis (Butler, 1876)
Baluchistan - Saurashtra, Punjab, Rajputana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, E.Africa. See [maps]
White Arab
- Teracolus vestalis Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 135, pl. 7, f. 10
- Teracolus puellaris Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 136
- Teracolus ochreipennis Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 136
- Teracolus intermissus Butler, 1883; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (2): 152, pl. 24, f. 4
- Teracolus rorus Swinhoe, 1884; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 437, pl. 39, f. 8
- Teracolus peelus Swinhoe, 1884; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 438, pl. 39, f. 9
- Teracolus dubius Swinhoe, 1884; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 439
Larva on
Salvadora persica [BK]
-
C. v. castalis (Staudinger, [1885]) Somalia, S.Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania
-
C. v. nadir Gross & Ebert, 1975²
-
Colotis zoe (Grandidier, 1867)
Madagascar. See [maps]
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