Speckled sulphur tip | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. agoye
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Binomial name | |
Colotis agoye (
Wallengren, 1857)
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Colotis agoye, the speckled sulphur tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is 30–44 mm in males and 32–45 mm in females. The adults fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June. [2]
The larvae feed on Boscia and Cadaba species. [2]
The following subspecies are recognised: [1]