Colotis eris

Banded gold tip
male C. e. eris, Kenya
female C. e. eris, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. eris
Binomial name
Colotis eris
(Wallengren, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris eris Klug, 1829
  • Colotis (Teracolus) eris
  • Idmais fatma C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Teracolus abyssinicus Butler, 1876
  • Idmais maimuna Kirby, 1880
  • Teracolus opalescens Butler, 1886
  • Teracolus johnstoni Butler, 1886
  • Idmais eris var. punctigera Lanz, 1896
  • Teracolus teitensis Sharpe, 1898
  • Teracolus eris var. erioides Strand, 1912
  • Colotis eris eris f. chlorinos Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis eris damara Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis eris ab. continua Storace, 1948

Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.[2]

The larva feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Colotis, funet.fi
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.


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