Colotis pallene

Bushveld Orange Tip
	File:Bushveld orange tip (Colotis pallene) female.jpg
	Female, uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. pallene
Binomial name
	Colotis pallene; (Hopffer, 1855)
Synonyms
	Anthocharis pallene Hopffer, 1855; Teracolus halyattes Butler, 1876; Callosune pseudetrida; Teracolus cinctus Butler, 1883; Teracolus infumatus Butler, 1896; Teracolus wissmanni Suffert, 1904; Teracolus infumatus var. seineri Strand, 1909; Teracolus pallene f. achinoides Le Doux, 1929; Teracolus pallene f. meinickei Le Doux, 1929; Teracolus pallene f. pallida Le Doux, 1929; Teracolus pallene f. simplicoides Le Doux, 1929; Colotis pallene f. absurda van Son, 1949;

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The Bushveld Orange Tip (Colotis pallene) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family found in southern Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.^[2]

The larva feed on Capparis species.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Colotis, funet.fi
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.

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