Colotis hildebrandtii

Colotis hildebrandtii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Colotis
Species: C. hildebrandtii
Binomial name
Colotis hildebrandtii
Synonyms
  • Callosune hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884
  • Colotis hildebrandti
  • Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandtii
  • Teracolus callidia Grose-Smith, 1886
  • Teracolus hildebrandtii clara Suffert, 1904
  • Teracolus hildebrandtii blanca Suffert, 1904
  • Teracolus lanzi Bartel, 1905
  • Teracolus hildebrandtii ab. intermedia Neustetter, 1916
  • Colotis hildebrandtii f. bicolor Talbot, 1939

Colotis hildebrandtii, the golden tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in northern Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and central and southern Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of dense savanna and Acacia woodland.

Adults have a light and dancing, fast flight.

The larvae feed on Cadaba species.

References

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


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