TL: “Asia” [False locality] (600 - 1900 m.)
Habitat
- Forest edges
- Savanna
35-45 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishRound-winged Orange Tip
EnglishSmoky Orange Tip
NederlandsDonker-oranjepuntjie
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Capparaceae Boscia albitrunca Shepherd's tree Capparaceae Boscia oleoides Capparaceae Cadaba aphylla Swartstorm Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria Wild Orange Capparaceae Capparis tomentosa Woolly caper bush Capparaceae Maerua cafra Capparaceae Maerua juncea Rough-skinned bush cherry Capparaceae Maerua rosmarinoides Capparaceae Maerua triphylla Cleomaceae Cleome Spider flowers
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio euippe Linnaeus, 1758 Anthocharis cebrene Boisduval, 1836 Anthocharis ocale Boisduval, 1836 Teracolus angolensis Butler, 1876 Teracolus microcale Butler, 1876 Teracolus pseudocale Butler, 1876
- Subspecies
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Species Author Colotis (C.) euippe complexivus (Butler, 1886) Colotis (C.) euippe euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Colotis (C.) euippe exole (Reiche, [1850]) Colotis (C.) euippe mediata Talbot, 1939 Colotis (C.) euippe mirei Bernardi, 1960 Colotis (C.) euippe omphale (Godart, [1819])
- Colotis (C.) euippe is a member of the clade Colotis-group III:
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Species Author Colotis (C.) antevippe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis (C.) daira (Klug, [1829]) Colotis (C.) euippe (Linnaeus, 1758) Colotis (C.) evanthe (Boisduval, 1836) Colotis (C.) lais (Butler, 1876) Colotis (C.) pallene (Hopffer, 1855) Colotis (C.) rogersi (Dixey, 1915)
- Links
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Language Website Authors
African Butterfly Database
Lepiforum e. V.
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| Extinct | |
| Extinct in the wild | |
| Critically endangered | |
| Endangered | |
| Vulnerable | |
| Near Threatened | |
| Least Concern | |
| Lower Risk | |
| Legally protected | |
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