African Golden Arab
Colotis aurigineus
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pieridae
Colotis aurigineus, the African golden Arab, veined gold or double-banded orange, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, northeastern Zaire, Malawi and northwest Zambia. The larva feeds on Maerua species.
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Colotis es un género de mariposas de la familia Pieridae (subfamilia Pierinae, tribu Colotini). Incluye 3 subgéneros, 49 especies y 87 subespecies, que se distribuyen por África, India, Ceilan, Rodesia, Madagascar, Líbano, Siria, Israel, Turquía, Afganistán, Baluchistan, Chad, Etiopía, Golfo Pérsico y Arabia. Especies Colotis amata (Fabricius, 1775) Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883) Colotis aurora (Cramer, 1780) Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852) Colotis bacchus (Butler, 1888) Colotis celimene (Lucas, 1852) Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) Colotis daira…
Distribution
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PieridaeOrangetip Angled-Sulphur
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Pieridae