TL: [South Africa]: “Caffraria” (500 - 1900 m.)
Habitat
- Savanna
47-53 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishScarlet Tip
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Capparaceae Cadaba Capparaceae Cadaba natalensis Capparaceae Cadaba termitaria Capparaceae Capparis Caper Capparaceae Maerua angolensis
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Colotis danae annae Wallengren, 1857 Teracolus annae Wallengren, 1857 Thestias annae Wallengren, 1857
- Subspecies
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Species Author Colotis (C.) annae annae (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis (C.) annae hildebrandtii (Staudinger, [1884]) Colotis (C.) annae walkeri (Butler, 1884)
- Colotis (C.) annae is a member of the clade Colotis-group V:
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Species Author Colotis (C.) annae (Wallengren, 1857) Colotis (C.) danae (Fabricius, 1775) Colotis (C.) guenei (Mabille, 1877)
- Links
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Language Website Authors
African Butterfly Database
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