Colotis eunoma

Three spot crimson tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Colotis
Species: C. eunoma
Binomial name
Colotis eunoma
(Hopffer, 1855)[1]
Subspecies
  • C. e. eunoma
  • C. e. flotowi (Suffert, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pieris eunoma
  • Teracolus chromiferus Butler, 1897
  • Teracolus eunoma Butler, 1897
  • Colotis (Colotis) eunoma
  • Colotis eunoma f. cooksoni van Son, 1956
  • Teracolus flotowi Suffert, 1904

Colotis eunoma, the three spot crimson tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of coastal dune scrubs.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

Subspecies

  • Colotis eunoma eunoma (Mozambique)
  • Colotis eunoma flotowi (Suffert, 1904) (Tanzania, Kenya)

References

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