Colotis subfasciatus

Lemon Tip; Lemon Traveller
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. subfasciatus
Binomial name
	Colotis subfasciatus; (Swainson, 1822)
Synonyms
	Teracolus subfasciatus Swainson, 1822; Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus; Ptychopteryx bohemanni Wallengren, 1857; Teracolus ganymedes Trautmann, 1927; Ptychopteryx ducissa Dognin, 1891; Teracolus sulfuratus Karsch, 1898; Colotis vreuricki Dufrane, 1947;

The Lemon Tip or Lemon Traveller (Colotis subfasciatus) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone. The habitat consists of savanna and Brachystegia woodland.^[2]

The wingspan is 45–52 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. There are distinct seasonal forms.^[2] The adults fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.^[3]

The larva feed on Boscia albitrunca.^[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

C. e. subfasciatus (southern Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland)
C. s. ducissa (Dognin, 1891) (central and western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Zambia)

References

^ ^a ^b Colotis, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group
^ ^a ^b Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.

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[funet-1] Colotis, funet.fi

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group

[Woodhall-3] Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.

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