Colotis regina
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Queen purple tip | |
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At uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific 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.
The wingspan is 45–62 mm. The adults fly year-round.[1]
The larvae feed on Boscia and Capparis species.[1]
References
- ^ a b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 17Error: "Q2830376" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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