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Colotis aurora (Cramer, [1780])

Subspecies

  • [Colotis] aurora evarne (Klug, 1829)
    - citreus (Butler, 1876)
    - xanthevarne (Butler, 1876)
    - philippsi (Butler, 1886)
    - sharpei (Aurivillius, 1910)
    - extrema (Niepelt, 1937)
    - butleri (Stoneham, 1939)
    - mambrui (Stoneham, 1939)
    - xanthecolus (Stoneham, 1939)
    - albescens (Stoneham, 1939)
    - harrarensis (Dufrane, 1947)
    - maureli (Dufrane, 1947)

Adult morphologyWingspan21
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)61
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)185
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:

Colotis aurora
Photographer: Siep Sinnema
Colotis aurora
Photographer: Gerard Bergsma

Records


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