TL: “Ex Arabia felice”; Sudan: “Ambukohl”
Habitat
- Savanna
48-60 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishYellow Splendour
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Capparaceae Maerua
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Pontia protomedia Klug, 1829
- Colotis (C.) protomedia is a member of the clade Colotis-group IX:
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Species Author Colotis (C.) elgonensis (Sharpe, 1891) Colotis (C.) erone (Angas, 1849) Colotis (C.) eunoma (Hopffer, 1855) Colotis (C.) halimede (Klug, [1829]) Colotis (C.) hetaera (Gerstaecker, 1871) Colotis (C.) ione (Godart, [1819]) Colotis (C.) mananhari (Ward, 1870) Colotis (C.) pleione (Klug, [1829]) Colotis (C.) protomedia (Klug, [1829]) Colotis (C.) regina (Trimen, 1863) Colotis (C.) venosa (Staudinger, [1885])
- Links
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Language Website Authors
African Butterfly Database
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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| Extinct | |
| Extinct in the wild | |
| Critically endangered | |
| Endangered | |
| Vulnerable | |
| Near Threatened | |
| Least Concern | |
| Lower Risk | |
| Legally protected | |
| CITES |