Colotis rogersi

Colotis rogersi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. rogersi
Binomial name
Colotis rogersi
(Dixey, 1915)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teracolus rogersi Dixey, 1915
  • Colotis (Colotis) rogersi

Colotis rogersi, the Rogers' orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in northern Kenya, southern Ethiopia and south-eastern Sudan.[2] The habitat consists of very dry savanna.

The larvae feed on Capparis species.

References

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  1. ^ Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.