Colotis hildebrandtii

Colotis hildebrandtii, the golden tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in northern Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and central and southern Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of dense savanna and Acacia woodland.

Colotis hildebrandtii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. hildebrandtii
Binomial name
Colotis hildebrandtii
Synonyms
  • Callosune hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884
  • Colotis hildebrandti
  • Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandtii
  • Teracolus callidia Grose-Smith, 1886
  • Teracolus hildebrandtii clara Suffert, 1904
  • Teracolus hildebrandtii blanca Suffert, 1904
  • Teracolus lanzi Bartel, 1905
  • Teracolus hildebrandtii ab. intermedia Neustetter, 1916
  • Colotis hildebrandtii f. bicolor Talbot, 1939

Adults have a light and dancing, fast flight.

The larvae feed on Cadaba species.

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


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