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Colotis evagore (Klug, 1829)

Subspecies

  • [Colotis] evagore antigone (Boisduval, 1836)
    - phlegetonia (Boisduval, 1836)
    - delphine (Boisduval, 1836)
    - eione (Boisduval, 1836)
    - isaura (Lucas, 1852)
    - heuglini (Felder & Felder, 1859)
    - demagore (Felder & Felder, 1865)
    - interruptus (Butler, 1872)
    - flaminia (Butler, 1876)
    - lycoris (Butler, 1876)
    - lyaeus (Butler, 1876)
    - friga (Butler, 1876)
    - galathinus (Butler, 1876)
    - glycera (Butler, 1876)
    - lucullus (Butler, 1876)
    - gelasinus (Butler, 1876)
    - pseudetrida (Westwood, 1881)
    - ramaquabana (Westwood, 1881)
    - coniger (Butler, 1882)
    - minans (Butler, 1882)
    - xanthus (Swinhoe, 1884)
    - jamesi (Butler, 1886)
    - comptus (Butler, 1888)

Adult morphologyWingspan16
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)65
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)190
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
SUD:
Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants
SUD
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Capparidaceae
    - Boscia
    - Cadaba
    - Capparis
    - Maerua
    - Ritchiea

  • Capparidaceae
    - Boscia
    - Cadaba
    - Capparis
    - Maerua
    - Ritchiea

Records


1. ^ Larsen (2010)
2. ^ Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011