Colotis incretus

Colotis incretus
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. incretus
Binomial name
	Colotis incretus; (Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
	Teracolus incretus Butler, 1881; Colotis (Colotis) incretus; Teracolus incretus ab. panganiensis Thurau, 1904; Colotis auxo incretus f. delens Hecq, 1975;

Colotis incretus, the yellow orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of moist savanna.

The larvae feed on Capparis, Salvadora persica and Cadaba species.

References

^ Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.

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[funet-1] Colotis, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.

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