Colotis dissociatus

Colotis dissociatus
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Colotis
Species: C. dissociatus
Binomial name
Colotis dissociatus
(Butler, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teracolus dissociatus Butler, 1897
  • Colotis (Colotis) dissociatus

Colotis dissociatus is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Tanzania, Malawi, southern and eastern Zambia, northern Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna and moister savanna.

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

References

  1. ↑ Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group


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