TL: (1000 - 1800 m.)
Habitat
- Savanna
32-40 mm
34-45 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishVeined Arab
EnglishVeined Golden Arab
EnglishVeined Tip
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Capparaceae Boscia Capparaceae Boscia albitrunca Shepherd's tree Capparaceae Capparis Caper Capparaceae Maerua Capparaceae Maerua angolensis Capparaceae Ritchiea Salvadoraceae Salvadora persica Arak
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Idmais vesta Reiche, 1850 Teracolus vesta Reiche, 1850
- Subspecies
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Species Author Colotis (C.) vesta amelia (Lucas, 1852) Colotis (C.) vesta argillaceus (Butler, 1877) Colotis (C.) vesta catachrysops (Butler, 1878) Colotis (C.) vesta hanningtoni (Butler, 1883) Colotis (C.) vesta kagera Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 Colotis (C.) vesta mutans (Butler, 1877) Colotis (C.) vesta princeps Talbot, 1939 Colotis (C.) vesta rhodesinus (Butler, 1894) Colotis (C.) vesta velleda (Lucas, 1852) Colotis (C.) vesta vesta (Reiche, 1850)
- Colotis (C.) vesta is a member of the clade Colotis-group VIII:
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Species Author Colotis (C.) aurigineus (Butler, 1883) Colotis (C.) chrysonome (Klug, [1829]) Colotis (C.) doubledayi (Hopffer, 1862) Colotis (C.) ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1922) Colotis (C.) vesta (Reiche, [1850])
- Links
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Language Website Authors
African Butterfly Database
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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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