Red Tip

Colotis antevippe

The Red Tip is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 45–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round.

The larva feed on ''Boscia albitrunca'', ''Boscia oleoides'', ''Capparis sepiara'', ''Maerua cafra'', and ''Maerua juncea''.
The Red Tip The Red Tip
Colotis antevippe

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Naming

The following subspecies are recognised:
⤷ ''C. a. antevippe''
⤷ ''C. a. zera''
⤷ ''C. a. gavisa''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusColotis
SpeciesC. antevippe
Photographed in
Burkina Faso
Uganda