Colotis lais

Kalahari orange tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species: C. lais
Binomial name
Colotis lais
(Butler, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teracolus lais Butler, 1876
  • Colotis (Colotis) lais
  • Colotis lais f. felthami van Son, 1949

Colotis lais, the Kalahari orange tip, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in southern Africa.[1] The habitat consists of savanna.

The wingspan is 30–38 mm. The adults fly year-round. The larvae probably feed on Capparaceae species.[2]

References

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.