Colotis venosa

Colotis venosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Colotis
Species: C. venosa
Binomial name
Colotis venosa
Synonyms
  • Idmais venosa Staudinger, 1885
  • Colotis (Colotis) venosa
  • Colotis venosus f. lactea Talbot, 1939

Colotis venosa, the no patch tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Somalia, central and eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania and southern Ethiopia.[2] The habitat consists of very dry savannah.

The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

References

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


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