Colotis eunoma

Colotis eunoma, the three spot crimson tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of coastal dune scrubs.

Three spot crimson tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. eunoma
Binomial name
Colotis eunoma
(Hopffer, 1855)[1]
Subspecies
  • C. e. eunoma
  • C. e. flotowi (Suffert, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pieris eunoma
  • Teracolus chromiferus Butler, 1897
  • Teracolus eunoma Butler, 1897
  • Colotis (Colotis) eunoma
  • Colotis eunoma f. cooksoni van Son, 1956
  • Teracolus flotowi Suffert, 1904

Adults are probably on wing year round.

Subspecies
  • Colotis eunoma eunoma (Mozambique)
  • Colotis eunoma flotowi (Suffert, 1904) (Tanzania, 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.
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