Queen purple tip | |
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At uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colotis |
Species: | C. regina
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Binomial name | |
Colotis regina (
Trimen, 1863)
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Colotis regina, the queen purple tip, regal purple tip, or large violet tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is 45–62 mm. The adults fly year-round. [1]
The larvae feed on Boscia and Capparis species. [1]