Colotis daira

Colotis daira, the black-marked orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Colotis daira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. daira
Binomial name
Colotis daira (Klug, 1829)[1]
Synonyms
Pontia daira Klug, 1829 Colotis (Colotis) daira Teracolus yerburyi Swinhoe, 1884 Teracolus swinhoei Butler, 1885 Teracolus jacksoni Sharpe, 1890 Teracolus daira ab. flavidus Aurivillius, 1910 Colotis daira f. flavidifacies Stoneham, 1940 Colotis daira f. arusaroides Stoneham, 1940 Anthopsyche stygia Felder & Felder, 1865 Anthopsyche dalila Felder and Felder, 1865 Teracolus odysseus Swinhoe, 1884 Teracolus thruppi Butler, 1886 Teracolus daira ab. flavus Aurivillius, 1910 Colotis daira thruppi f. arusa Talbot, 1939 Colotis daira thruppi f. canescens Talbot, 1939

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

• Colotis daira daira (south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)
• Colotis daira jacksoni (Sharpe, 1890) (eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
• Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865) (north-eastern Nigeria, Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, northern and western Kenya)

References

1. Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-02.