Colotis agoye

Colotis agoye, the speckled sulphur tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.

Speckled sulphur tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. agoye
Binomial name
Colotis agoye
Synonyms
  • Anthopsyche agoye Wallengren, 1857
  • Teracolus agoye Butler, 1897
  • Anthocharis eosphorus Trimen, 1863
  • Teracolus bowkeri Trimen, 1883
  • Teracolus zephyrus Marshall, 1897

The wingspan is 30–44 mm in males and 32–45 mm in females. The adults fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.[2]

The larva feed on Boscia and Cadaba species.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • C. a. agoye (Mozambique, southern Zimbabwe, northern and eastern Botswana, northern Namibia South Africa)
  • C. a. bowkeri (Trimen, 1883) (south-western Botswana, southern Namibia, South Africa)
  • C. a. zephyrus (Marshall, 1897) (Ethiopia, Somalia)

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.
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