Colotis regina

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 reginaTrimen, 1863; Colotis (Colotis) regina; Teracolus regina louisaSuffert, 1904; Teracolus regina ab. flavimaculaAurivillius, 1910;

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

Description

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

These butterflies are noted much rarely than other Colotis species, but recorded regularly in February and March.^[2]

Habitat and behavior

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

References

^ ^a ^bWoodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
^Krüger, M. (2000). "A review of the afrotropical Cabera subalba group, with description of the first Southern African species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)". Metamorphosis. 11 (3). The Lepidopterists' Society of Africa: 111–121. ISSN 2307-5031 – via Lepsoc.

Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 17

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[Woodhall-1] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[2] Krüger, M. (2000). "A review of the afrotropical Cabera subalba group, with description of the first Southern African species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)". Metamorphosis. 11 (3). The Lepidopterists' Society of Africa: 111–121. ISSN 2307-5031 – via Lepsoc.

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