Colotis halimede (Klug 1829)

Colotis halimede, the yellow patch tip or yellow patch white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and North Africa.^[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Adults have a fast flight, and prefer the flowers of Capparis species. The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

• Colotis halimede halimede (Senegal, Mali, north-eastern Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, western and southern Arabia)
• Colotis halimede australis Talbot, 1939 (northern and central Tanzania)
• Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939 (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya)

References

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Colotis halimede is een vlindersoort uit de familie van de Pieridae (witjes), onderfamilie Pierinae.

Colotis halimede werd in 1829 beschreven door Klug.^[1]