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Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.
The wingspan is 40-45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.
The larva feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides.
Video Colotis eris
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
- C. e. eris (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, northern Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland)
- C. e. contractus Gabriel, 1937-38 (Yemen, Oman)
- ?C. e. johnstoni (Butler, 1886)
Maps Colotis eris
References
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 15 as johnstoni
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