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Colotis erone

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Coast purple tip
Male from Amanzimtoti, South Africa
Female from Amanzimtoti, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Colotis
Species:
C. erone
Binomial name
Colotis erone
(Angas, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Anthocharis erone Angas, 1849
  • Colotis (Colotis) erone
  • Anthopsyche speciosa Wallengren, 1857
  • Euchloe jobina Butler, 1869
  • Teracolus erone ab. albidus Aurivillius, 1910
  • Colotis erone f. millari van Son, 1949

Colotis erone, the coast purple tip, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone and is endemic to Natal, Pondoland, Swaziland, and Transvaal.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The adults fly year round, peaking from December to January and March to July.[1]

The larva feed on Maerua racemulosa and Maerua pedunculosa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.


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