Colotis euippe (Linnaeus 1758)

Colotis euippe is a butterfly of the family Pieridae that is found in the Afrotropical realm.

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The adults fly year-round.^[3]

The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis, Cadaba, and Boscia species.^[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

• C. e. euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) – round-winged orange tip^[2] (southern Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Angola)
• C. e. mediata Talbot, 1939 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, northern and western Zimbabwe)
• C. e. omphale (Godart, 1819) – smoky orange tip^[3] (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Comoros)
• C. e. complexivus (Butler, 1886) (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, southern Somalia)
• C. e. exole (Reiche, 1850) (southern Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen)
• C. e. mirei Bernardi, 1960 (Tibesti Mountains in Chad)

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  C. e. euippe, male
  Shai Hills Resource Reserve, Ghana

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  C. e. complexivus, male
  Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda

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  C. e. omphale male, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Life cycle gallery

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  Larva on Capparis sepiaria

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  Larva

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  Larva pupating

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  Pupa

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  Recently hatched from pupa

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  Opening wings

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  Wings open

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  Underside

References

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Colotis euippe est un insecte lépidoptère de la famille des Pieridae, de la sous-famille des Pierinae et du genre Colotis.

Dénomination

Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1858)

Noms vernaculaires

Colotis euippe se nomme Round-winged Orange Tip ou Smoky Orange Tip en anglais.

Sous-espèces

• Colotis euippe euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Colotis euippe amytis (Godart)
• Colotis euippe mediata (Talbot, 1939)
• Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819)
• Colotis euippe complexivus (Butler, 1886)
• Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850)
• Colotis euippe mirei (Bernardi, 1960)^[1]

Description

Colotis euippe est sur le dessus gris rayé de blanc avec une série de taches apicales ovales de couleur orange.

Chenille et chrysalide

Un œuf jaune donne une chenille verte.

Biologie

Période de vol et hivernation

Il vole toute l'année en plusieurs générations.

Plantes hôtes

Les plantes hôtes de sa chenille sont les Maerua, Capparis, Cadaba, et Boscia.

Écologie et distribution

C'est un papillon de la partie tropicale de l'Afrique..

Biotope

Protection

Pas de statut de protection particulier.

Philatélie

Un timbre du Kenya de 1987 de Colotis euippe omphale^[2]

Annexes

Notes et références

1. ↑ funet
2. ↑ le marché du timbre

Insecten

Colotis euippe is een dagvlinder uit de familie van de Pieridae, de witjes.

Colotis euippe komt verspreid over het Afrotropisch gebied voor. De spanwijdte bedraagt 35 tot 45 millimeter. De imago kan het hele jaar door worden gezien.

Colotis euippe gebruikt planten uit de geslachten Maerua, Capparis, Cadaba en Boscia als waardplanten.

Ondersoorten

De volgende ondersoorten worden onderscheiden:

• C. e. euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
• C. e. amytis Godart
• C. e. mediata Talbot, 1939
• C. e. omphale (Godart, 1819)
• C. e. complexivus (Butler, 1886)
• C. e. exole (Reiche, 1850)
• C. e. mirei Bernardi, 1960

Externe link

• (en) Site van Markku Savela

Bronnen, noten en/of referenties

• Woodhall, S. (2005) Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Kaapstad: Struik - Londen: New Holland, p. 330 ISBN 1-86872-724-6

The Round-winged Orange Tip^[1] or Smoky Orange Tip.^[2] (Colotis euippe)là một loài bướm thuộc họ Pieridae. Nó được tìm thấy ở the Afrotropic ecozone.

Sải cánh dài 35–45 mm. The adults fly year-round.^[2]

The larva feed on Maerua, Capparis, Cadaba, and Boscia species.^[2]

Phụ loài

The following subspecies are recognised:

• Colotis euippe euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) – Round-winged Orange Tip
• Colotis euippe amytis Godart
• Colotis euippe mediata Talbot, 1939
• Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, 1819) – Smoky Orange Tip
• Colotis euippe complexivus (Butler, 1886)
• Colotis euippe exole (Reiche, 1850)
• Colotis euippe mirei Bernardi, 1960

Life Cycle Gallery

• Larva on Capparis sepiaria

• Larva

• Larva pupating

• Pupa

• Recently hatched from pupa

• Opening wings

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