Colotis agoye
| Speckled sulphur tip | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colotis |
| Species: | C. agoye
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| Binomial name | |
| Colotis agoye (Wallengren, 1857)[1]
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Colotis agoye, the speckled sulphur tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is 30–44 mm in males and 32–45 mm in females. The adults fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.[2]
The larvae feed on Boscia and Cadaba species.[2]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- C. a. agoye (Mozambique, southern Zimbabwe, northern and eastern Botswana, northern Namibia South Africa)
- C. a. bowkeri (Trimen, 1883) (south-western Botswana, southern Namibia, South Africa)
- C. a. zephyrus (Marshall, 1897) (Ethiopia, Somalia)
References
- ^ a b Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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