Colotis halimede

Colotis halimede
in Seitzd
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. halimede
Binomial name
Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)[1]
Synonyms
Pontia halimedeKlug, 1829 Colotis (Colotis) halimede Pontia acasteKlug, 1829 Pieris polycasteBoisduval, 1836 Anthocharis leoButler, 1865 Teracolus coelestisSwinhoe, 1884 Teracolus halimede halimede f. swinhoeiRothschild, 1921 Teracolus halimede aurivilliiRothschild, 1921 Colotis halimede aurivillii f. restrictaRothschild, 1921 Teracolus halimede maximaTalbot, 1939

Colotis halimede, the yellow patch tip or yellow patch white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and North Africa.^[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Adults have a fast flight, and prefer the flowers of Capparis species. The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

• Colotis halimede halimede (Senegal, Mali, north-eastern Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, western and southern Arabia)
• Colotis halimede australisTalbot, 1939 (northern and central Tanzania)
• Colotis halimede restrictaTalbot, 1939 (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya)

References

1. Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.