Colotis antevippe

Colotis antevippe
Male Colotis antevippe exole
Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. antevippe
Binomial name
Colotis antevippe
(Boisduval, 1836)
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

Colotis antevippe, the red tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults fly year-round.

The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca, Boscia oleoides, Capparis sepiara, Maerua cafra, and Maerua juncea.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

Torben Larsen developed a species numbering system for his 2005 publication Butterflies of West Africa. The nominate subspecies is #62. The 'Larsen' numbers have since been used with permission in A Sharp Eye on Butterflies of Ghana.

References

  1. ↑ Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Colotis antevippe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T162641178A162641181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162641178A162641181.en. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  4. ↑ Larsen, Torben B. (2005). Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. ISBN 978-87-88757-43-9.
  5. ↑ Sharp, Charles J.; Sáfián, Sz. (2026). A Sharp Eye on Butterflies of Ghana. Oxford: Sharp Eye Publications and Hungarian Natural Heritage Trust. p. 27. ISBN 978-615-02-5911-6.