Colotis pallene, also known as the Bushveld orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae found in southern Africa.[1]
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| Bushveld orange tip |
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| 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
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| 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 wingspan is 28–35 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.[2]
The larvae feed on Capparis species.[2]
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