Colotis regina

Queen purple tip
	At uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. regina
Binomial name
	Colotis regina; (Trimen, 1863)
Synonyms
	Anthocharis regina Trimen, 1863; Colotis (Colotis) regina; Teracolus regina louisa Suffert, 1904; Teracolus regina ab. flavimacula Aurivillius, 1910;

Colotis regina, the queen purple tip, regal purple tip, or large violet tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.

The wingspan is 45–62 mm. The adults fly year-round.[1]

The larvae feed on Boscia and Capparis species.[1]

References

Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 17

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[Woodhall-1] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.