Colotis doubledayi
Appearance
Doubleday's tip | |
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C. d. doubledayi, Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. doubledayi
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Binomial name | |
Colotis doubledayi | |
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Colotis doubledayi, the Doubleday's tip or Doubleday's orange, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.[1][2]
The wingspan is 32–40 mm in males and 34–45 mm in females. The adults have two broods from September to October and April to May.[2]
The larva feed on Maerua schinzii.[2]
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