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Colotis Hübner, [1819]

Orange Tips Small Orange Tips Arabs
Colotis Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (7): 97, TS: Papilio amata Fabricius
Teracolus Swainson, [1833]; Zool. Illustr. (2) 3 (25): pl. 115, TS: Teracolus subfasciatus Swainson
Idmais Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 584, TS: Pontia chrysonome Klug
Anthopsyche Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 10, TS: Papilio achine Stoll
Ptychopteryx Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 17 (preocc. Ptychopteryx Leach, 1817), TS: Ptychopteryx bohemanni Wallengren
Thespia Wallengren, 1858; Öfvers. K.VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh., 15 (2): 77 (repl. Ptychopteryx Wallengren, 1857), TS: Ptychopteryx bohemanni Wallengren
Calicharis Oberthür, 1876; Étud. d'Ent. 1 : 18, TS: Anthocharis delphine Boisduval
Gideona Klots, 1933; Ent. amer., Brooklyn (n.s.) 12 (3): 153, 196, TS: Callidryas lucasi Grandidier

= ; [AfrL]

Cuneacolotis Henning et al., 1997
Colotis [Heiner Ziegler]
Gideona (Pierinae) ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9
Colotis (Pierinae) ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 7
Colotis ; [AfrL]

Colotis amata (Fabricius, 1775)

AF, Swaziland, Zululand, Transvaal, Botswana, South West Africa, Rhodesia, Ceylon, India. See [About maps] Topaz Arab Small Salmon Arab
Papilio amata Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 476
Pontia dynamene Klug, 1829; Symb. Phys.: pl. 6 [dry-season]
amata ; [BIR, 438]
Colotis amata ; [EBW]; [BOR, 178]
Colotis (Colotis) amata ; [AfrL]

Larva on (Aden) Salvadora persica [PBSA]

C. a. amata

W.India, C.India, S.India, Africa Colotis amata amata ; [BOR, 178]
Colotis amatus amatus ; [BK, 128]
Colotis amata amata ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 7, pl. 8, f. 9

Misidentified/misapplied:

Colotis calais calais; [BAFR, 60 (?referring to amata amata)]

C. a. calais (Cramer, 1775)

Southern Africa Papilio calais Cramer, 1775; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 84, pl. 53, f. C, D [wet-season]
?Papilio calais Stoll, 1781; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): 118, pl. 351
Colotis amata calais ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 7, pl. 8, f. 11-12
Colotis (Colotis) amata calais ; [AfrL]

C. a. crowleyi (Sharpe, 1898)

Madagascar Teracolus crowleyi Sharpe, 1898
Colotis calais crowleyi ; [BAFR, 60 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) amata crowleyi ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

C. a. modesta Butler, 1876²

Ceylon Colotis amata modesta ; [BOR, 178]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 7, pl. 8, f. 10

C. a. williami Henning & Henning, 1994

Colotis (Colotis) amata williami ; [AfrL]

?Colotis ansorgei Marshall, 1897²

SE.Tanzania. See [About maps] ?Colotis ansorgei ; [BAFR, 60]
?Colotis aurigineus ansorgei ; [BAFR, 60 (wet season form.?)]

Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)

SW.Arabia, Tropical Africa (dry zone). See [About maps] Large Orange Tip
Papilio achine Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): 94, pl. 338, f. E, F (preocc. Papilio achine Scopoli, 1763)
Teracolus subvenosus Butler, 1883; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 12 (68) : 105, TL: Victoria Nyanza
Colotis antevippe ; [EBW]
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe ; [AfrL]

C. a. antevippe

Gambia, Senegal - Upper Volta, N.Nigeria Colotis antevippe antevippe ; [BAFR, 69]
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe antevippe ; [AfrL]

C. a. exole Reiche²

Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, N.Tanzania, NE.Zaire Colotis antevippe exole ; [BAFR, 69 (text)]

relation with zera?

C. a. zera (Lucas, 1852)

Colotis antevippe zera ; [BK, 134]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 13-14
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe zera ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua, Capparis [BK]

C. a. gavisa (Wallengren, 1857)

Savannah areas (Botswana, Rhodesia, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, S.Tanzania, Zanzibar, South Africa) Red Tip
Anthopsyche gavisa Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 13
Colotis antevippe gavisa ; [BAFR, 69]
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe gavisa ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua triphylla, Capparis citrifolia, C. oleoides [PBSA]

Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883)

S.Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, NE.Zaire, Malawi, NW.Zambia. See [About maps] African Golden Arab Veined Gold Double-banded Orange
Teracolus aurigineus Butler, 1883; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 12 (68) : 103, TL: Victoria Nyanza
Colotis aurigineus ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 60]; [BK, 129]
Colotis auriginea ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 8, f. 13-14
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua [BK]

Colotis aurora (Cramer, 1775)

-. See [About maps] Papilio aurora Cramer, 1775
Colotis eucharis aurora ;
Colotis aurora aurora ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 7
Colotis (Colotis) aurora ; [AfrL]

C. a. evarne (Klug, 1829)

Senegal - Upper Volta, N.Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Arabia Colotis eucharis evarne ; [BAFR, 68]; [BK, 134]
Colotis aurora evarne ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 8
Colotis (Colotis) aurora evarne ; [AfrL]

Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)

Transvaal, Botswana. See [About maps] Yellow Orange Tip
Anthocharis auxo Lucas, 1852; Revue Mag. Zool. (2) 4 (9): 422
?Anthocharis keiskamma Trimen, 1862; Rhopal. Afr. Austr. : 56, pl. 2, f. 3-4
Colotis eucharis auxo ; [PBSA]; [BAFR, 68]
Colotis auxo ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 8, f. 6-8
Colotis (Colotis) auxo ; [AfrL]

Larva on Cadaba natalensis [PBSA], Cadaba, Salvadora [BK]

Colotis celimene (Lucas, 1852)

East Africa, Senegal - Ethiopia. See [About maps] Lilac Tip Magenta Tip
Colotis celimene ; [EBW]
Colotis (Colotis) celimene ; [AfrL]

Larva on Capparis spp., Boscia spp. [PBSA] [BK]

C. c. celimene

Etiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi Colotis celimene celimene ; [BAFR, 62]; [BK, 130]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 9, f. 1
Colotis (Colotis) celimene celimene ; [AfrL]

C. c. amina (Hewitson, 1866)

Rhodesia, Transvaal, Natal, Swaziland, Botswana Anthocharis amina Hewitson, 1866; Exot. Butt. 3: pl. 5
Colotis celimene amina ; [BAFR, 62 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) celimene amina ; [AfrL]

C. c. angusi Rothschild, 1921

W.Sudan, C.Sudan Colotis celimene angusi ; [BAFR, 62 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) celimene angusi ; [AfrL]

C. c. pholoe (Wallengren, 1860)

South West Africa, Botswana Anthopsyche pholoe Wallengren, 1860
Anthopsyche pholoë Wallengren, 1860; Wien ent. Monatschr. 4 (2): 35
?Anthocharis phaenon Trimen, 1863; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1: 522
Colotis celimene pholoe ; [BAFR, 62]
Colotis (Colotis) celimene pholoe ; [AfrL]

C. c. praeclarus (Butler, 1886)

Somalia, Ethiopia Colotis celimene praeclarus ; [BAFR, 62 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) celimene praeclarus ; [AfrL]

C. c. sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905)

S.Sudan - N.Nigeria, Upper Volta, Senegal Colotis celimene sudanicus ; [BAFR, 62 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) celimene sudanicus ; [AfrL]

Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829)

Senegal - Kenya, Somalia, SW.Arabia, Dead Sea. See [About maps] Golden Arab
Pontia chrysonome Klug, 1829; in Ehrenberg, Symbolae physic., Ins. 1 (fol. g): pl. 7, f. 9-11, TL: Sudan
Colotis chrysonome ; [BAFR, 60]; [BK, 129]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 8, f. 15-16, 19-20
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua [BK]

C. c. meinertzhageni (Riley, 1934)

Teracolus chrysonome meinertzhageni Riley, 1934; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 13: 178, TL: Tamanrasset (Algeria)
Colotis chrysonome meinertzhageni ; [BMAT: 16, pl. 5, f. 46-48]

Larva on Maerua crassifolia [BMAT]

Colotis daira (Klug, 1829)

N.Nigeria - Ethiopia, Kenya, N.Tanzania, S.Arabia. See [About maps] Black-Marked Orange Tip
Colotis daira ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 4, f. 9]
Colotis (Colotis) daira ; [AfrL]

Larva on Capparis, Cadaba [BK]

C. d. daira

S.Yemen Colotis daira daira ; [BAFR, 71]
Colotis daira daira f. flavus ; [BAFR, 71, fig.]
Colotis (Colotis) daira daira ; [AfrL]

C. d. jacksoni (Sharpe, 1890)

E.Kenya, NE.Tanzania Colotis daira jacksoni ; [BAFR, 71]; [BK, 135]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 18
Colotis (Colotis) daira jacksoni ; [AfrL]

C. d. stygia (C. & R. Felder, 1865)

N.Kenay, Somalia, S.Ethiopia, Sudan - Nigeria Colotis daira stygia ; [BAFR, 71]
Colotis (Colotis) daira stygia ; [AfrL]

C. d. ?ssp.

Colotis daira ?ssp. ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 17, 21

?C. d. thruppi Butler, 1885²

Colotis danae (Fabricius, 1775)

AF, Ethiopia, Ceylon, Peninsular India - Madhya Pradesh, Saurashtra - Baluchistan. See [About maps] Scarlet Tip Crimson Tip
Papilio danae Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 476
?Papilio eborea Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): 121, pl. 352, f. C-F
Colotis danae ; [EBW]; [BOR, 178]; [BK, 133]
Colotis (Colotis) danae ; [AfrL]

Larva on Cadaba, Capparis, Maerua [BK]

C. d. danae

Ceylon Colotis danae danae ; [BOR, 178]

C. d. dulcis Butler²

W.India, SW.India - Persian Gulf Colotis danae dulcis ; [BOR, 178]

C. d. annae (Wallengren, 1857)

Savannah areas (South West Africa, Botswana, Rhodesia, Moçambique, Transvaal, Natal, Transkei, Swaziland) Thestias annae Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 16
Colotis danae annae ; [BAFR, 68]
Colotis (Colotis) danae annae ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua angolensis, Cadaba natalensis [PBSA]

C. d. eupompe (Klug, 1829)

Mauritania, Senegal - N.Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, N.Uganda, N.Kenya, Somalia, Arabia ?Teracolus miles Butler, 1883; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 12 (68) : 105, TL: Victoria Nyanza
Colotis danae eupompe ; [BAFR, 68]
Colotis (Colotis) danae eupompe ; [AfrL]

C. d. pseudacaste (Butler, 1876)

Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, NE.Zaire Colotis danae pseudacaste ; [BAFR, 68 (text)]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 9, f. 3-4
Colotis (Colotis) danae pseudacaste ; [AfrL]

C. d. walkeri (Butler, 1884)

Angola, Namibia Teracolus walkeri Butler, 1884; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 14 (84) : 403
Colotis danae walkeri ; [BAFR, 68 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) danae walkeri ; [AfrL]

Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)

Malawi, Zambia, Rhodesia, Botswana, N.Mozambique, Tanzania. See [About maps] Colotis eucharis dissociatus ; [BAFR, 68]
Colotis (Colotis) dissociatus ; [AfrL]

Colotis doubledayi (Hopffer, 1862)

South Africa (Orange River), South West Africa. See [About maps] Idmaeus doubledayi Hopffer, 1862; in Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique (Zool.) 5: 363
Idmaeus vesta Trimen, 1862; Rhopal. Afr. Austr. : 62 (preocc. Idmaeus vesta Reiche, 1849)
Colotis (Colotis) doubledayi ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua schinzii [PBSA]

C. d. doubledayi

Zaire - Sierra Leone, Guinea Colotis doubledayi doubledayi ; [BAFR, 61]

?C. d. angolanus Talbot²

Angola ?Colotis doubledayi angolanus ; [BAFR, 61 (text)]

Colotis elgonensis (Sharpe, 1891)

E.Nigeria, Cameroun, Uganda, Kenya, Zaire, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania. See [About maps] Elgon Crimson Tip
helena Grose-Smith, 1898²
Colotis elgonensis ; [BK, 133]
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua, Boscia, Capparis, Cadaba, Ritchiea [BK, Ackery & Rajan, 1988]

C. e. elgonensis

Kenya (highlands, W of Rift Valley), E.Uganda Colotis elgonensis elgonensis ; [BAFR, 67]
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis elgonensis ; [AfrL]

C. e. kenia Talbot, 1939

Kenya (Mt. Kenya) Colotis elgonensis kenia ; [BAFR, 67]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 10, f. 4
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis kenia ; [AfrL]

C. e. nobilis Carcasson, 1961

W.Tanzania (highland forest) Colotis elgonensis nobilis ; [BAFR, 67]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 9, f. 15
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis nobilis ; [AfrL]

C. e. basilewskyi Berger, 1956

Rwanda, E.Zaire (Kivu), W.Uganda Colotis elgonensis basilweskyi ; [BAFR, 67 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis basilewskyi ; [AfrL]

C. e. glauningi (Schultze, 1909)

NW.Cameroun Colotis elgonensis glauningi ; [BAFR, 67 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis glauningi ; [AfrL]

Colotis ephyia (Klug, 1829)

Sudan. See [About maps] Colotis ephyia ; [BAFR, 72]
Colotis (Colotis) ephyia ; [AfrL]

Colotis erone (Angas, 1849)

Coastal Belt (Natal, Pondoland, Swaziland, Transvaal). See [About maps] Anthocharis erone Angas, 1849; Kafirs Illustr.: pl. 30
Colotis erone ; [BAFR, 63]
Colotis erone f. jobina ; [BAFR, 63, fig.]
Colotis (Colotis) erone ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua pedunculosa [PBSA]

Colotis etrida Boisduval, 1836²

India, Ceylon. See [About maps] Little Orange Tip
etrida Boisduval, 1836²; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 576
Colotis etrida ; [BIR, 440]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 158, f. 28]; [BOR, 178]

C. e. etrida

India Colotis etrida etrida ; [BOR, 178]

C. e. limbata Butler²

Ceylon Colotis etrida limbata ; [BOR, 178]

Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775

-. See [About maps] Plain Orange Tip Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 472
Colotis eucharis ; [EBW]

Larva on Cadaba, (?for Colotis dissociatus?) [BK]

C. e. eucharis

Ceylon - C.India

Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)

AF, SW.Arabia. See [About maps] Round Winged Orange Tip
Papilio euippe Linnaeus, 1758
?Papilio arethusa Drury, [1773]; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: index, 35, pl. 19, f. 5-6
Colotis evippe ; [EBW, (missp.)]; [BOW: pl. 158, f. 28 (text)]
Colotis euippe ; [BK, 135]
Colotis (Colotis) euippe ; [AfrL]

Larva on Capparis, Maerua, Boscia [BK]

C. e. euippe

Gambia, Senegal - N.Nigeria, Chad, C.A.R., Zaire Colotis evippe evippe ; [BAFR, 70]
Colotis euippe euippe ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 10
Colotis (Colotis) euippe euippe ; [AfrL]

C. e. amytis Godart²

W.Zaire, Angola Colotis evippe amytis ; [BAFR, 70 (text)]

C. e. mediata Talbot, 1939

S.Zaire, Zambia, Rhodesia Colotis evippe mediata ; [BAFR, 70 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) euippe mediata ; [AfrL]

C. e. omphale (Godart, 1819)

South Africa, Malawi, Botswana, Nabimia, Comoro Is. Pieris omphale Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 122
Colotis evippe omphale ; [BAFR, 70]
Colotis euippe omphale ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 11-12
Colotis (Colotis) euippe omphale ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua triphylla, Cadaba juncea, Capparis citrifolia, C. oleoides [PBSA]

C. e. complexivus (Butler, 1886)

Uganda, Kenya, NE.Tanzania, S.Somalia Colotis evippe complexivus ; [BAFR, 70 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) euippe complexivus ; [AfrL]

C. e. exole (Reiche, 1850)

S.Sudan, S.Ethiopia, Somalia, Arabia Colotis evippe exole ; [BAFR, 70 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) euippe exole ; [AfrL]

C. e. mirei Bernardi, 1960

Colotis (Colotis) euippe mirei ; [AfrL]

Colotis eunoma (Hopffer, 1855)

Moçambique - S.Kenya. See [About maps] Three Spot Crimson Tip
Pieris eunoma Hopffer, 1855; Mber. dt. Akad. Wiss. Berl. 1855: 640
Teracolus chromiferus Rothschild, 1894; Novit. Zool. 1 (2) : 538, TL: Zambesi River
Colotis (Colotis) eunoma ; [AfrL]

C. e. eunoma

Mozambique (coastal sand-dunes) Colotis eunoma eunoma ; [BAFR, 67]
Colotis (Colotis) eunoma eunoma ; [AfrL]

C. e. flotowi (Suffert, 1904)

Zanzibar (sand-dunes), Tanzania (coast) Colotis eunoma flotowi ; [BAFR, 67]; [BK, 132]
Colotis (Colotis) eunoma flotowi ; [AfrL]

Colotis evagore (Klug, 1829)

Tropical Africa (drier parts), NAF, Spain, SW.Arabia. See [About maps] Desert Orange Tip Tiny Orange Tip
Pontia evagore Klug, 1829; in Ehrenberg, Symbolae physic., Ins. 1 (fol. h): pl. 8, f. 5-6, TL: Arabia
Colotis evagore [Simon Coombes]
Colotis evagore ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 4, f. 9 (text only)]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Colotis (Colotis) evagore ; [AfrL]

Larva on Capparis spinosa [H&R], Capparis, Cadaba, Maerua [BK]

C. e. evagore

Arabia Colotis evagore evagore ; [BAFR, 73 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) evagore evagore ; [AfrL]

C. e. nouna (Lucas, 1849)

S.Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia Anthocharis nouna Lucas, 1849; Explor. Scient. d'Algérie, Zool. 3: 350, pl. 1, f. 2, TL: Oran (Algeria)
Teracolus daira nouna var. biskrensis Blachier, 1908; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 77 (2): 212, TL: Biskra (Algeria)
Calicharis nouna f. aestivalis Oberthür, 1911; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 5 (1) : 186, TL: Biskra (Algeria)
Teracolus daira nouna f. vern. auresiaca Stauder, 1913; Z. Wiss. InsektBiol. 9: 290, TL: Algeria
Teracolus daira nouna f. aest. pyroleuca Stauder, 1913; Z. Wiss. InsektBiol. 9: 290, TL: Algeria
Teracolus daira nouna f. autumn. biformata Stauder, 1913; Z. Wiss. InsektBiol. 9: 290, TL: Algeria
Teracolus daira nouna ab. turatii Stauder, 1913; Z. Wiss. InsektBiol. 9: 290, TL: Algeria
Teracolus daira nouna ab. evagorides Stauder, 1913; Z. Wiss. InsektBiol. 9: 290, TL: Algeria
Teracolus lefevrei Oberthür, 1922; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 19 (1): 30, TL: Azrou (Algeria)
Teracolus daira nouna f. gyn. panadrophila Stauder, 1922; Z. Wiss. InsektBiol. 17: 108, TL: (Algeria)
Teracolus daira nouna auresiaca g.2. interposita f. flavide apicata Stauder, 1922; Mitt. münch. ent. Ges. 12 (1-6): 24, TL: (?Algeria)
Teracolus daira nouna ab. costaenigrata Stauder, 1922; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 36: 42, TL: El Kantara (Algeria)
Teracolus daira var. nouna ab. suffusa Pionneau, 1936; Échange 463: 18, TL: Biskra (Algeria)
Teracolus daira var. nouna ab. impuncta Pionneau, 1936; Échange 463: 18, TL: Algeria
Teracolus daira var. nouna ab. minor Pionneau, 1936; Échange 463: 18, TL: Algeria
Teracolus daira nouna ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 228
Colotis evagore nouna ; [BMAT: 17, pl. 7, f. 5-14]; [BAFR, 73 (text)]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 19

600x435 (~60Kb) upperside Morocco, Tizi-n-Tarakatine, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

600x435 (~27Kb) underside Morocco, Tizi-n-Tarakatine, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

600x435 (~52Kb) Morocco, Tizi-n-Tarakatine, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

Larva on Capparis droserifolia, C. spinosa [BMAT]

C. e. antigone (Boisduval, [1836])

Cape, South West Africa, arid areas (south of Sahara) Anthocharis antigone Boisduval, [1836]; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 572
Anthocharis delphine Boisduval, [1836]; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 577
Colotis evagore antigone ; [BAFR, 73]; [BK, 136]
Colotis (Colotis) evagore antigone ; [AfrL]

Larva on Capparis citrifolia, Cadaba juncea, Maerua triphylla [PBSA]

C. e. niveus (Butler, 1881)

Socotra I. Colotis evagore niveus ; [BAFR, 73]
Colotis niveus ; [EBW]
Colotis (Colotis) evagore niveus ; [AfrL]

Colotis evanthe (Boisduval, 1836)

Madagascar, Comoro Is.. See [About maps] Anthocharis evanthe Boisduval, 1836; , TL: Madagascar
Colotis evanthe ; [BAFR, 70]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 10, f. 6
Colotis (Colotis) evanthe ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)

South West Africa, Botswana, Little Namaqualand, Rhodesia, Transvaal, Swaziland, Zululand, Moçambique, Ethiopia - Kenya, Uganda, SE.Zaire. See [About maps] Anthopsyche evenina Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 12
Colotis evenina ; [EBW]; [BK, 135]
Colotis (Colotis) evenina ; [AfrL]

Larva on Capparis spp. [PBSA]

C. e. evenina

South Africa, Namibia, Botswana Colotis evenina evenina ; [BAFR, 70]
Colotis (Colotis) evenina evenina ; [AfrL]

C. e. sipylus (Swinhoe, 1884)

Rhodesia, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Mozanbique, Malawi, S.Tanzania, E.Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kenya (coast) Colotis evenina sipylus ; [BAFR, 70]
Colotis (Colotis) evenina sipylus ; [AfrL]

C. e. xantholeuca (Sharpe, 1904)

C.Tanzania, NW.Tanzania, SW.Kenya, S.Uganda Colotis evenina xantholeuca ; [BAFR, 70]
Colotis (Colotis) evenina xantholeuca ; [AfrL]

C. e. casta (Gerstaecker, 1871)

N.Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia Colotis evenina casta ; [BAFR, 70 (text)]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 15-16
Colotis (Colotis) evenina casta ; [AfrL]

Colotis fausta (Olivier, 1804)

Lebanon, Syria - Baluchistan, W.India, Peninsular India, Ceylon. See [About maps] Large Salmon Arab
Papilio fausta Olivier, 1804; Voi. L'Emp. Othoman. Atl. 4 (1801?): 29, pl. 33, f. 4a-b, TL: Beirut, Lebanon
Colotis fausta ; [EBW]; [BOR, 182]
Colotis (Colotis) fausta ; [AfrL]

Larva on Capparis herbacea [BRU]

C. f. fausta

Baluchistan - NW.Frontier, Israel - Syria - Turkey, Afghanista, NW.India, S.Arabia (Hadhramaut) Colotis fausta fausta ; [BOR, 182]; [BAFR, 74]
Colotis fausta r. fausta ; [BIR, 440]
Colotis (Colotis) fausta fausta ; [AfrL]

C. f. vi (Swinhoe, 1884)

SW.Arabia Colotis fausta vi ; [BAFR, 74 (text)]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 22
Colotis (Colotis) fausta vi ; [AfrL]

C. f. mijurteina Carpenter, 1951

N.Somalia Colotis fausta mijurteina Carpenter, 1951; Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 20: 106
Colotis fausta mijurteina ; [BAFR, 74 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) fausta mijurteina ; [AfrL]

C. f. faustina (C. & R. Felder, [1865])

Sind, C.India, Punjab - Karwar Idmais fausta faustina C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (2): 190
Colotis fausta r. faustina ; [BIR, 440]

C. f. fulvia (Wallace, 1867)

Peninsular India, Ceylon Idmais fulvia Wallace, 1867; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 4 (3): 392
fausta r. fulvia ; [BIR, 440]
Colotis fausta fulvia ; [BOR, 182]

Colotis guenei (Mabille, 1877)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Anthocharis guenei Mabille, 1877; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 7, Bull.: 38
Colotis guenei ; [BAFR, 68]
Colotis (Colotis) guenei ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Colotis halimede (Klug, 1829)

S.Arabia - Senegal, E.Africa - Tanzania. See [About maps] Yellow Patch White Orange Patch White White and Orange Halimede Dappled White
Colotis halimede ; [EBW]
Colotis (Colotis) halimede ; [AfrL]

C. h. halimede

Senegal - White Nile, Red Sea coast Colotis halimede halimede ; [BAFR, 62]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 10, f. 1
Colotis (Colotis) halimede halimede ; [AfrL]

?C. h. coelestis Swinhoe²

S.Yemen ?Colotis halimede coelestis ; [BAFR, 62 (text)]

C. h. australis Talbot, 1939

N.Tanzania, C.Tanzania Colotis halimede australis ; [BAFR, 62 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) halimede australis ; [AfrL]

?C. h. maxima Talbot, 1939²

Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya ?Colotis halimede maxima ; [BAFR, 62]

C. h. restricta Talbot, 1939

Colotis halimede restricta ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 10, f. 2-3
Colotis (Colotis) halimede restricta ; [AfrL]

Colotis hetaera (Gerstaecker, 1871)

Kenya, Tanzania. See [About maps] Crimson Tip Coast Purple Tip
Callosune hetaera Gerstaecker, 1871; Arch. f. Naturgesch. 37 (1): 357
Colotis hetaera ; [BK, 132]
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua, Boscia, Capparis, Cadaba, Ritchiea [BK]

C. h. hetaera

Kenay (coastal bush), N.Tanzania Colotis hetaera hetaera ; [BAFR, 66]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 9, f. 9-10
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera hetaera ; [AfrL]

C. h. ankolensis Stoneham, 1940

C.Kenya - N.Tanzania, Uganda Colotis ankolensis Stoneham, 1940; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (40): 2
Colotis hetaera ankolensis ; [BAFR, 66 (text)]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 9, f. 5-8
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera ankolensis ; [AfrL]

C. h. aspasia (Ungemach, 1932)

SW.Ethiopia, S.Sudan, N.Uganda Colotis hetaera aspasia ; [BAFR, 66]
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera aspasia ; [AfrL]

C. h. lorti (Sharpe, 1896)

Somalia, SE.Ethiopia, N.Kenya Colotis hetaera lorti ; [BAFR, 66]
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera lorti ; [AfrL]

Colotis hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885)

Zambia, Malawi - Kenya. See [About maps] Golden Tip
Callosune hildebrandti Staudinger, 1885; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exotische Schmetterlinge 1 (7): 44, (5): pl. 23 (1884)
Colotis hildebrandti ; [BAFR, 67]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 9, f. 2
Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandtii ; [AfrL]

Larva on Cadaba? [BK]

Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881)

Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, N.Malawi. See [About maps] Colotis incretus ; [BAFR, 69]
Colotis auxo incretus ; [BK, 134]
Colotis (Colotis) incretus ; [AfrL]

Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)

dry zones of Africa (south of Sahara). See [About maps] Purple Tip Violet Tip
Pieris ione Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 140

Colotis ione ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 65]; [BK, 131] Colotis ione f. anomalus ; [BAFR, 64, fig.] Colotis ione f. imperator ; [BAFR, 64, fig.] Colotis ione f. ione ; [BAFR, 64, fig.] Colotis ione f. jabone ; [BAFR, 64, fig.]

Colotis ione f. natalensis ; [BAFR, 64, fig.] Colotis ione f. obsolescens ; [BAFR, 64, fig.] Colotis ione f. primularis ; [BAFR, 64, fig.] Colotis ione f. xanthoza ; [BAFR, 64, fig.] Colotis ione f. xerophila ; [BAFR, 65, fig.] Colotis ione ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 9, f. 11-13, 16 Colotis (Colotis) ione ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua racemulosa [PBSA], Maerua, Boscia, Capparis, Cadaba, Ritchiea [BK]

Colotis lais (Butler, 1876)

Botswana, SW.Transvaal, Namibia. See [About maps] Teracolus lais Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 145
Colotis (Colotis) lais ; [AfrL]
Colotis lais ; [BAFR, 72]

Colotis liagore (Klug, 1829)

NAF, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan - N.Nigeria, Arabia - Afghanistan, Baluchistan. See [About maps] Pontia liagore Klug, 1829; in Ehrenberg, Symbolae physic., Ins. 1 (fol. g): pl. 6, f. 5-8, TL: Sudan
Colotis liagore ; [EBW]; [BMAT: 17, pl. 7, f. 1-4]; [BAFR, 72]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 20
Colotis (Colotis) liagore ; [AfrL]

Colotis mananhari (Ward, 1870)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Pieris mananhari Ward, 1870; , TL: Madagascar
Colotis mananhari ; [BAFR, 74]; [EBW]
Colotis (Colotis) mananhari ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)

South West Africa - Botswana - Rhodesia - Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Moçambique, Transvaal, Swaziland, Zululand. See [About maps] Anthocharis pallene Hopffer, 1855; Mber. dt. Akad. Wiss. Berl. 1855: 640
Teracolus cinctus Butler, 1883; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 12 (68) : 105, TL: Victoria Nyanza
Colotis pallene ; [BAFR, 72]
Colotis (Colotis) pallene ; [AfrL]

Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)

NAF, Arabia - Afghanistan, NW.India, Cutch, Sind, Baluchistan, Punjab, Gujerat. See [About maps] Blue-spotted Arab Variable Colotis
Pieris phisadia Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 132
Colotis phisadia ; [BOR, 178]; [BK, 128]; [BMAT: 16, pl. 5, f. 49-52]
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia ; [AfrL]

Larva on Salvadora persica [BMAT]

C. p. phisadia

Arabia, Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan - Chad, Senegal, Mauritania Colotis phisadia phisadia ; [BAFR, 60 (text)]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 7, pl. 8, f. 24
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia phisadia ; [AfrL]

C. p. ocellatus (Butler, 1886)

Ethiopia Colotis phisadia ocellatus ; [BAFR, 60 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia ocellatus ; [AfrL]

C. p. vagus d'Abrera, 1980

N.Uganda, N.Kenya phisadia f. vagus Riley, 1920²; Entomologist 53: 73
Colotis phisadia vagus ; [BAFR, 60]
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia vagus ; [AfrL]

C. p. rothschildi (Sharpe, 1898)

S.Kenya, E.Kenya (coastal), S.Uganda, Tanzania? Colotis phisadia rothschildi ; [BAFR, 60]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 8, f. 27-28
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia rothschildi ; [AfrL]

C. p. somalica Storace, 1948

Somalia Colotis phisadia somalica ; [BAFR, 60 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia somalica ; [AfrL]

C. p. palaestinensis Staudinger, 1898²

Colotis phisadia palaestinensis ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 7, pl. 8, f. 23

Colotis protractus Butler, 1876

Punjab, Baluchistan. See [About maps] Colotis protractus Butler, 1876; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 137
Colotis protractus ; [BIR, 439]

C. p. semiramis Grum-Grshimailo, 1902²

Colotis protracta semiramis ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 8, f. 21

Colotis pleione (Klug, 1829)

SW.Arabia, Somaila, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya. See [About maps] Orange Patch White
Colotis pleione ; [EBW]
Colotis (Colotis) pleione ; [AfrL]

C. p. pleione

SW.Arabia Colotis pleione pleione ; [BAFR, 63]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 10, f. 5
Colotis (Colotis) pleione pleione ; [AfrL]

C. p. heliocaustus (Butler, 1886)

Ethiopia, Somalia, N.Kenya, E.Kenya Colotis pleione heliocaustus ; [BAFR, 63]; [BK, 131]
Colotis (Colotis) pleione heliocaustus ; [AfrL]

Larva on Cadaba, Cleome [BK]

C. p. nilus Talbot, 1942

S.Sudan, E.Sudan Colotis pleione nilus ; [BAFR, 63 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) pleione nilus ; [AfrL]

Colotis protomedia (Klug, 1829)

Nigeria, Chad - Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, SW.Arabia. See [About maps] Yellow Splendour
Colotis protomedia ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 61]; [BK, 130]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 9, f. 6-7
Colotis (Colotis) protomedia ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua [BK]

Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)

Rhodesia, Transvaal, Botswana, South West Africa, Zululand, Moçambique, East Africa. See [About maps] Large Violet Tip Regal Purple Tip Queen Purple Tip
Anthocharis regina Trimen, 1863; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1: 520
Colotis regina ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 65]; [BK, 132]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 9, f. 14
Colotis (Colotis) regina ; [AfrL]

Larva on (East Africa) Capparis spp., Boscia spp. [PBSA]

Colotis rogersi (Dixey, 1915)

Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia. See [About maps] Rogers' Orange Tip
Colotis pallene rogersi ; [PBSA]
Colotis rogersi ; [BK, 136]; [BAFR, 73]
Colotis (Colotis) rogersi ; [AfrL]

Larva on (East Africa) Capparis sp. [PBSA]

Colotis ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922)

NE.Ethiopia. See [About maps] Colotis ungemachi ; [BAFR, 61]
Colotis (Colotis) ungemachi ; [AfrL]

Colotis venosa (Staudinger, 1885)

Somalia - E.Kenya - NE.Tanzania. See [About maps] No Patch White
Colotis venosus ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 62]; [BK, 131]
Colotis venosa ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 8, f. 4
Colotis (Colotis) venosa ; [AfrL]

Larva on Cadaba [BK]

Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1849)

Natal, Zululand, Swaziland, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Botswana, South West Africa, Tropical Africa (dry parts). See [About maps] Veined Orange Veined Golden Arab
Idmaeus vesta Reiche, 1849; Voy. Abyss. Ferr. et Gal. Ent.: 460 [?year=1850]
Colotis vesta ; [EBW]; [BK, 130]
Colotis (Colotis) vesta ; [AfrL]

Larva on Maerua angolensis [PBSA]

Larva on Capparis, Maerua, Boscia, Ritchiea, Salvadora [BK]

C. v. vesta

Ethiopia, Somalia Colotis vesta vesta ; [BAFR, 61]
Colotis (Colotis) vesta vesta ; [AfrL]

C. v. amelia (Lucas, 1852)

N.Ghana, N.Nigeria, Upper Volta, Senegal Colotis vesta amelia ; [BAFR, 61 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) vesta amelia ; [AfrL]

C. v. argillaceus (Butler, 1877)

S.Mozambique, Zululand, Natal Colotis vesta argillaceus ; [BAFR, 61 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) vesta argillaceus ; [AfrL]

C. v. catachrysops (Butler, 1878)

coast (Kenya, Tanzania) Colotis vesta catachrysops ; [BAFR, 61]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 8, f. 14, 17
Colotis (Colotis) vesta catachrysops ; [AfrL]

C. v. hanningtoni (Butler, 1883)

NE.Uganda, NW.Kenya Teracolus Hanningtoni Butler, 1883; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 12 (68) : 104, TL: Victoria Nyanza
Teracolus bipartitus Rothschild, 1894; Novit. Zool. 1 (2) : 539, TL: Witu (East Africa)
Colotis vesta hanningtoni ; [BAFR, 61 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) vesta hanningtoni ; [AfrL]

C. v. mutans (Butler, 1877)

Zambia, Malawi, Rhodesia Colotis vesta mutans ; [BAFR, 61 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) vesta mutans ; [AfrL]

C. v. princeps Talbot, 1939

Uganda, SE.Sudan, NE.Zaire Colotis vesta princeps ; [BAFR, 61 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) vesta princeps ; [AfrL]

C. v. rhodesinus (Butler, 1894)

W.Tanzania, NW.Zambia, SE.Zaire Colotis vesta rhodesinus ; [BAFR, 61 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) vesta rhodesinus ; [AfrL]

C. v. velleda (Lucas, 1852)

Sudan (not SE.Sudan) Colotis vesta velleda ; [BAFR, 61 (text)]
Colotis (Colotis) vesta velleda ; [AfrL]

C. v. kagera Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998

Colotis (Colotis) vesta kagera ; [AfrL]

Colotis vestalis (Butler, 1876)

Baluchistan - Saurashtra, Punjab, Rajputana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, E.Africa. See [About maps] White Arab
vestalis (Butler, 1876); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1876: 135, pl. 7, f. 10
Colotis vestalis ; [BOW: pl. 161, f. 13]; [BOR, 178]
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis ; [AfrL]

Larva on Salvadora persica [BK]

C. v. castalis (Staudinger, 1884)

Somalia, S.Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania Colotis vestalis castalis ; [BAFR, 66]; [BK, 129]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 8, f. 25
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis castalis ; [AfrL]

C. v. nadir Gross & Ebert, 1975²

Colotis vestalis nadir ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 8, f. 22

Colotis zoe (Grandidier, 1867)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Anthocharis zoe Grandidier, 1867; , TL: Madagascar
Colotis zoe ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 62]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 8, pl. 10, f. 9
Colotis (Colotis) zoe ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Colotis eris (Klug, 1829)

Natal, Transvaal, Moçambique, Rhodesia, Botswana, South West Africa, Tropical Africa (dry zone), S.Arabia. See [About maps] Banded Gold Tip Black-barred Gold Tip
Pieris eris Klug, 1829; Symb. Phys.: pl. 6, f. 15-16
Colotis eris ; [EBW]
Colotis (Teracolus) eris ; [AfrL]

Larva on Capparis oleoides [PBSA], Boscia, Maerua, Capparis [BK]

C. e. eris

dry areas (south of Sahara) Colotis eris eris ; [BAFR, 74]; [BK, 136]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 25-28
Colotis (Teracolus) eris eris ; [AfrL]

C. e. contractus Gabriel, 1937-38

SW.Arabia Colotis eris contractus Gabriel, 1937-38; Exped. S.W. Arabia 1: 370
Colotis eris contractus ; [BAFR, 74 (text)]
Colotis (Teracolus) eris contractus ; [AfrL]

?C. e. johnstoni (Butler, 1886)

Cape Teracolus johnstoni Butler, 1886; Ent. mon. Mag. 23: 29

Colotis subfasciatus (Swainson, [1833])

-. See [About maps] Teracolus subfasciatus Swainson, [1833]; Zool. Illustr. (2) 3 (25): pl. 115
Ptychopteryx bohemanni Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 18
Colotis subfasciatus ; [EBW]
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus ; [AfrL]

C. s. subfasciatus

Orange River (North of), Transvaal, Rhodesia, Botswana, South West Africa, Orange Free State, S.Mozanbique Colotis subfasciatus subfasciatus ; [BAFR, 74]
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus subfasciatus ; [AfrL]

C. s. ducissa (Dognin, 1891)

Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba) - W.Tanzania Colotis ducissa ; [EBW]
Colotis subfasciatus ducissa ; [BAFR, 74]
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus ducissa ; [AfrL]

Colotis agoye (Wallengren, 1857)

South West Africa - Botswana - Transvaal, Rhodesia. See [About maps] Speckled Sulfur Tip
Anthopsyche agoye Wallengren, 1857; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 15
Colotis agoye ; [EBW]
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye ; [AfrL]

C. a. agoye

N.Transvaal, E.Botswana, N.Botswana, Rhodesia Colotis agoye agoye ; [BAFR, 73]
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye agoye ; [AfrL]

C. a. esophorus (Trimen, 1863)

W.Transvaal, N.Cape, Nambia Teracolus esophorus Trimen, 1863; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1: 523
Colotis agoye eosophorus ; [BAFR, 73 (spell.?)]

C. a. bowkeri (Trimen, 1883)

Botswana, Cape agoye bowkeri (Trimen, 1883); Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1883: 358
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye bowkeri ; [AfrL]

C. a. zephyrus (Marshall, 1897)

Ethiopia, Somalia Colotis agoye zephyrus ; [BAFR, 72]
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye zephyrus ; [AfrL]

Colotis lucas (Grandidier, 1867)

Madagascar. See [About maps] Callidryas lucas Grandidier, 1867; Rev. Mag. Zool. (2) 19: 273
Gideona lucasi ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 75]
Gideona lucas ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 9, pl. 10, f. 24
Colotis (Gideona) lucasi ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[AfrL]

Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); e-mail: Mark C. Williams

[BAFR]

D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region

[BHL]

The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!

[BIR]

Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)

[BK]

Larsen, Torben B., 1996; The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history

[BMAT]

Tennent, John, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0 906802 05 9

[BOR]

D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[BRU]

Tuzov, Bogdanov, Devyatkin, Kaabak, Korolev, Murzin, Samodurov, Tarasov, 1997; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Satyridae; Volume 1

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[H&R]

Higgins, L.G, Riley, N.D, 1970; A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[Heiner Ziegler]

Switzerland / Schweiz; www.pieris.ch

[Jean Delacre]

http://homepage.mac.com/jdelacre

[LAMAS-NEO]

Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)

[MadL]

Lees, D.C., Kremen, C. and Raharitsimba, H. 2003; in S.M. Goodman & J. P. Benstead (eds.), The Natural History of Madagascar; Classification, Diversity and Endemism of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): A Revised Species Checklist: : pp. 762-793; University of Chicago Press. 1709 pp.

[PBSA]

Dickson, C.G.C (ed.), Kroon, D.M.; Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa; AD. DONKER 1978

[Simon Coombes]

1 Park Street, Plymouth, PL3 4BL, UK; 01752 607854; e-mail: Simon Coombes; http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Angas, 1849

The Kaffirs illustrated in a series of drawings taken among the Amazulu, Amapanda, and Amakosa Tribes; also Portraits of the Hotentot, Malay, Fingo and other Races Inhabiting South Africa Kafirs Illustr.: [52pp]

Blachier, 1908

Lépidoptères du Maroc. - Remarque sur diverses espèces de variétés nouvelles Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 77 (2): 209-222

Boisduval, [1836]

Histoire Naturelle des insectes: Spécies général des lépidoptères Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 690pp, 24pls

Butler, 1883

On some Lepidoptera from the Victoria Nyanza Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 12 (68) : 101-107

Butler, 1884

On new Species of Lepidoptera recently added to the Collection of the British Museum Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 14 (84) : 403-407

Cramer, 1775

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775) (8): 133-156, pl. 85-96 (1776)

Drury, [1773]

Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: 90pp, 50pls

Fabricius, 1775

Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp

C. & R. Felder, [1865]

Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte "Novara" - Zoolog. 2 (2). Lepidoptera 1. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (2): Heft (2), 137-378, pl. 22-47

Gerstaecker, 1871

Beiträge zur Insektenfauna von Zanzibar Arch. f. Naturgesch. 37 (1): 345-363

Hübner, [1819]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816) (2): 17-32 (1819) (3): 33-48 (1819) (4): 49-64 (1819) (5): 65-80 (1819) (6): 81-96 (1819) (7): 97-112 (1819) (8): 113-128 (1819) (9): 129-144 (1819) (10): 145-160 (1819) (11): 161-176 (1819) (12): 177-192 (1820) (13): 193-208 (1820) (14): 209-224 (1821) (15): 225-240 (1821) (16): 241-256 (1821) (17): 257-272 (1823) (18): 273-288 (1823) (19): 289-304 (1823) (20): 305-320 (1825) (21): 321-336 (1825) (22): 337-352 (1825) (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Lucas, 1852

Description de nouvelles Espèces de Lépidoptères appartenant aux Collections entomologiques du Musée de Paris Revue Mag. Zool. (2) 4 (3): 128-141 (1852) 4 (4): 189-198 (1852) 4 (6): 290-300 (1852) 4 (7): 324-343 (1852) 4 (9): 422-432, pl. 10 (1852) 5 (7): 310-322 (1853)

Oberthür, 1876

Sur la Faune des Lépidoptères de l'Algerie Étud. d'Ent. 1 : 1-74, pl. 1-4

Oberthür, 1922

Les Lépidoptères du Maroc Étud. Lépid. Comp. 19 (1): 13-402 (2): pl. 530-546

Rothschild, 1894

Some new species of Lepidoptera Novit. Zool. 1 (2) : 535-540

Rothschild, 1915

Lepidoptera of the M'Zab country, south Algeria, collected by Dr Ernest Hartert and Carl Hilgert in 1914 Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 228-243

Staudinger, 1885

Exotische Tagfalter in sysmatischer Reihenfolge mit Berücksichtigung neuer Arten in Staudinger & Schatz, Exotische Schmetterlinge 1 (1): 3-6, pl. 1-5 (1884) (2): 7-10, pl. 6-10 (1884) (3): 11-14, pl. 11-15 (1884) (4): 15-22, pl. 16-20 (1884) (5): 23-30, pl. 21-25 (1884) (6): 31-38, pl. 26-30 (1884) (7): 39-46, pl. 31-35 (1885) (8): 47-58, pl. 30-40 (1885) (9): 59-82, pl. 41-50 (1885) (10): 83-102, pl. 51-60 (1885) (11): 103-122, pl. 61-65 (1886) (12): 123-138, pl. 66-70 (1886) (13): 139-158, pl. 71-75 (1886) (14): 159-174, pl. 76-80 (1886) (15): 175-194, pl. 81-85 (1887) (16): 195-214, pl. 86-90 (1887) (17): 215-234, pl. 91-95 (1887) (18): 235-270, pl. 96-98 (1888) (19): 1-2,271-333, pl. 99-100 (1888)

Stoll, [1781]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780) (29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781) (32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)

Swainson, [1833]

Zoological illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series Zool. Illustr. (2) 1: 1-30, pl. 1-30 (1829) 31-45, pl. 31-45 (1830) 2 (11): 46-50, pl. 46-50 2 (12): 51-55, pl. 51-55 2 (13): 56-60, pl. 56-60 2 (14): 61-65, pl. 61-65 2 (15): 66-70, pl. 66-70 2 (16): 71-75, pl. 71-75 2 (17): 76-80, pl. 76-80 2 (18): 81-85, pl. 81-85 (1831) 2 (19): 86-90, pl. 86-90 2 (20): 91, pl. 91 (1832) 3 (21): 92-96, pl. 92-96 (1832) 3 (22): 97-101, pl. 97-101 3 (23): 102-106, pl. 102-106 3 (24): 107-111, pl. 107-111 3 (25): 112-116, pl. 112-116 3 (26): 117-121, pl. 117-121 3 (27): 122-126, pl. 122-126 3 (28): 127-131, pl. 127-131 3 (29): 132-136, pl. 132-136 (1833)

Trimen, 1863

Description of three new species of the genus Anthocharis Boisd., and a new species of the genus Pais Hübn., from tropical south western Africa Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1: 519-525

Trimen, 1862

Rhopalocera Africae Australis; A catalogue of South African Butterflies: comprising descriptions of all the known species ... Rhopal. Afr. Austr. : 1-353, pl. 1-6

Trimen, 1883

Descriptions of twelve new species of South African Lepidoptera Rhopalocera Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1883: 347-363

Wallace, 1867

On the Pieridae of the Indian and Australian Regions Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 4 (3): 301-416

Wallengren, 1857

Kafferlandets Dag-fjärilar, insamlade åren 1838-1845 af J. A. Wahlberg / Lepidoptera Rhopalocera in Terra Caffrorum annis 1838-1845 collecta a J. A. Wahlberg K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 1-55

Wallengren, 1858

Nya Fjäril-slägten Öfvers. K.VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh., 15 (2): 75-84

Wallengren, 1860

Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen Wien ent. Monatschr. 4 (2): 33-46 (47?)

Winhard, 2000

Pieridae I Butterflies of the world, 10: (1) 40pp, (2) 48pls

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