Colotis incretus

Colotis incretus, the yellow orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of moist savanna.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Pieridae

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Colotis incretus
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. incretus
Binomial name
Colotis incretus (Butler, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
Teracolus incretus Butler, 1881 Colotis (Colotis) incretus Teracolus incretus ab. panganiensis Thurau, 1904 Colotis auxo incretus f. delens Hecq, 1975

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The larvae feed on Capparis, Salvadora persica and Cadaba species.