Colotis eris
Species of insect
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Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
| Banded gold tip | |
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| male C. eris, Kilimanjaro Region | |
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| female C. e. eris, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colotis |
| Species: | C. eris |
| Binomial name | |
| Colotis eris (Wallengren, 1857)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.[2]
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides.[2]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- C. e. eris — Sub-Saharan Africa, including: Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, northern Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini
- C. e. contractus Gabriel, 1937-38 — Arabian Peninsula: Yemen, Oman
- ?C. e. johnstoni (Butler, 1886)
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