Colotis pallene - Bushveld orange tip

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Colotis pallene

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chipinda Pools, Gonarhezou National Park.

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Throughout most of the southern African savanna areas.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
CapparaceaeCapparis (Larval foodplant)
Related plant species:
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 292.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 330.

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Colotis pallene .
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402690, retrieved 28 March 2024

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