Colotis regina
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| Queen purple tip | |
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| File:Queen purple tip (Colotis regina) underside.jpg | |
| At uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colotis |
| Species: | C. regina
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| Binomial name | |
| Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The larvae feed on Boscia and Capparis species.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- 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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