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Colotis regina

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Queen purple tip
At uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Colotis
Species:
C. regina
Binomial name
Colotis regina
(Trimen, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Anthocharis regina Trimen, 1863
  • Colotis (Colotis) regina
  • Teracolus regina louisa Suffert, 1904
  • Teracolus regina ab. flavimacula Aurivillius, 1910

Colotis regina, the queen purple tip, regal purple tip, or large violet tip, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 45–62 mm. The adults fly year-round.[1]

The larvae feed on Boscia and Capparis species.[1]

References

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


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