Biology:Colotis venosa

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Colotis venosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. venosa
Binomial name
Colotis venosa
(Staudinger, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
  • Idmais venosa Staudinger, 1885
  • Colotis (Colotis) venosa
  • Colotis venosus f. lactea Talbot, 1939

Colotis venosa, the no patch tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Somalia, central and eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania and southern Ethiopia.[2] The habitat consists of very dry savannah.

The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

References

  1. ↑ Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_colotis.doc. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2582503 entry




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