Colotis pallene

Colotis pallene, also known as the Bushveld orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae found in southern Africa.[1]

Bushveld orange tip
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 (Hopffer, 1855)[1]
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

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.[2]

The larva feed on Capparis species.[2]

References

1. Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.