Colotis daira
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Colotis daira, the black-marked orange tip, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.
Subspecies
- Colotis daira daira (south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)
- Colotis daira jacksoni (Sharpe, 1890) (eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
- Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865) (north-eastern Nigeria, Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, northern and western Kenya)
References
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- ^ Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group