Colotis elgonensis
Colotis elgonensis, the Elgon crimson tip or mountain crimson tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of undisturbed submontane forests.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. elgonensis |
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Colotis elgonensis | |
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The larvae feed on Maerua, Boscia, Capparis, Cadaba and Ritchiea species.
Subspecies
- C. e. elgonensis (eastern Uganda, Kenya (west of the Rift Valley), north-western Tanzania)
- C. e. basilewskyi Berger, 1956 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, western Uganda, southern Sudan)
- C. e. glauningi (Schultze, 1909) (eastern Nigeria, north-western Cameroon)
- C. e. kenia Talbot, 1939 (Kenya)
- C. e. nobilis Carcasson, 1961 (western highlands of Tanzania)
References
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- Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
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