Colotis aurigineus

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, Uganda, northeastern Zaire, Malawi and northwest Zambia.

Colotis aurigineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. aurigineus
Binomial name
Colotis aurigineus
(Butler, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Teracolus aurigineus Butler, 1883
  • Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus
  • Colotis auriginea
  • Teracolus venustus Butler, 1888
  • Colotis ansorgei Marshall, 1897
  • Colotis ansorgei f. aurora Stoneham, 1957
  • Colotis ansorgei f. tithonus Stoneham, 1957

The larva feed on Maerua species.


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