TL: “La Côte de Syrie”
Habitat
- Deserts
- Farmland
- Oases
- Semi-deserts
40-45 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishLarge Salmon Arab
TürkçeMezopotamya Kolotisi
РусскийБелянка фауста
മലയാളംവൻചെമ്പഴുക്ക ശലഭം
ייִדישלבנין צלף
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Capparaceae Cadaba fruticosa
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio fausta Olivier, 1804 Teracolus tripuncta Butler, 1868 Teracolus oriens Butler, 1876 Teracolus rosaceus Butler, 1876 Teracolus solaris Butler, 1876 Teracolus tripunctatus Butler, 1880
- Subspecies
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Species Author Colotis (C.) fausta fausta (Olivier, 1804) Colotis (C.) fausta faustina Felder & Felder, 1865 Colotis (C.) fausta fulvia Wallace, 1867 Colotis (C.) fausta mijurteina Carpenter, 1951 Colotis (C.) fausta vi (Swinhoe, 1884)
- Colotis (C.) fausta is a member of the clade Colotis-group VI:
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Species Author Colotis (C.) calais (Cramer, [1776]) Colotis (C.) castalis (Staudinger, [1884]) Colotis (C.) fausta (Olivier, 1804) Colotis (C.) phisadia (Godart, [1819])
- Links
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Language Website Authors
African Butterfly Database
Butterflies of India Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
Lepiforum e. V.
Russian insects Ilya Osipov
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