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Colotis euippe (Linné, 1758)

Subspecies

  • [Colotis] euippe euippe (Linné, 1758)
    - arithusa (Drury, [1773])
    - rhexia (Fabricius, 1775)
    - hanna (Herbst, 1792)
    - amytis (Godart, [1819])
    - cebrene (Boisduval, 1836)
    - ocale (Boisduval, 1836)
    - eurygone (Lucas, 1852)
    - loandicus (Butler, 1872)
    - suffusus (Butler, 1876)
    - angolensis (Butler, 1876)
    - pulveratula (Strand, 1913)
    - mokundagensis (Strand, 1913)
    - leucoma (Talbot, 1939)

Adult morphologyWingspan24
Literature referencesSpecies number (Larsen 2005)63
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)189
HabitatHabitat preference [1]
UBQ:
Can be found in nearly all types of habitats
UBQ
DistributionGeographical distribution [2]
AFR:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR

Biology

Flight period:

Ecology

Host plants:

  • Capparidaceae
    - Cadaba
    - Capparis
    - Maerua
  • Cleomaceae
    - Cleome

  • Capparidaceae
    - Cadaba
    - Capparis
    - Maerua
  • Cleomaceae
    - Cleome

Records


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