Colotis antevippe

Red tip
	C. a. antevippe ♂♂ in Ghana
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. antevippe
Binomial name
	Colotis antevippe; (Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
	Anthocharis antevippe Boisduval, 1836; Teracolus carteri Butler, 1882; Anthopsyche gavisa Wallengren, 1857; Papilio achine Stoll, 1781; Teracolus harmonides Butler, 1876; Teracolus ithonus Butler, 1876; Teracolus hippocrene Butler, 1876; Teracolus ignifer Butler, 1876; Teracolus simplex Butler, 1876; Teracolus hyperides Butler, 1876; Teracolus hero Butler, 1876; Teracolus trimeni Butler, 1876; Callosune damarensis Aurivillius, 1879; Teracolus fumidus Swinhoe, 1884; Callosune haevernicki Staudinger, 1885; Teracolus luederitzi Suffert, 1904; Colotis subgavisa Dufrane, 1947; Anthocharis zera Lucas, 1852; Teracolus helle Butler, 1876; Teracolus subvenosus Butler, 1883; Teracolus laura Sharpe, 1890; Teracolus achine var. antevippe ab. sulphurea Rebel, 1914; Teracolus achine f. clarescens Joicey and Talbot, 1927; Colotis antevippe f. rosanides Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. castanoides Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. roseata Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. leander Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. subalba Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. rosaflava Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. rosamaria Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. rosalindae Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. rosareducta Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. citrinella Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. flavinella Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. flavireducta Stoneham, 1957; Colotis antevippe f. albissima Stoneham, 1957;

Colotis antevippe, the red tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults fly year-round.^[3]

The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca, Boscia oleoides, Capparis sepiara, Maerua cafra, and Maerua juncea.^[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[2]

C. a. antevippe (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon)
C. a. zera (Lucas, 1852) (Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, northern and western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)
C. a. gavisa (Wallengren, 1857) (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini)

Gallery

Male C. a. antevippe
Gambia
Male C. a. exole
Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
Male C. a. exole
Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
Female C. a. exole
Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda

References

^ Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Colotis antevippe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T162641178A162641181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162641178A162641181.en. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ ^a ^b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 17

External links

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[1] Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Colotis antevippe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T162641178A162641181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162641178A162641181.en. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[funet-2] Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[Woodhall-3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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