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Checklist for Tribe Colotini Zerny & Beier, 1936
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
4987
38775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
4502
35706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
739
6941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
71
510
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
40
347
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
6
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
6 Genera with 69 Species
Calopieris Aurivillius, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1885Arabs140SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants4SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1871Vagrants19SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
69 Species and 98 Subspecies
Calopieris eulimene Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis amata calais Cramer, 1775
Colotis amata crowleyi Sharpe, 1898
Colotis amata williami Henning & He..., 1994
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis antevippe antevippe Boisduval, 1836
Colotis antevippe gavisa Wallengren, 1857Red Tip
Colotis antevippe zera Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis aurora evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene amina Hewitson, 1866Eastern Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene angusi Rothschild, 1921
Colotis celimene celimene Lucas, 1852
Colotis celimene pholoe Wallengren, 1860Desert Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene praeclarus Butler, 1886
Colotis celimene sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829Black-Marked Orange Tip
Colotis daira daira Klug, 1829
Colotis daira jacksoni Sharpe, 1890
Colotis daira stygia Felder & Felder, 1865
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae annae Wallengren, 1857
Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829
Colotis danae pseudacaste Butler, 1876
Colotis danae walkeri Butler, 1884
Colotis (Colotis) dissociatus Butler, 1897
Colotis (Colotis) doubledayi Hopffer, 1862Desert Veined Tip
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis Sharpe, 1891Elgon Crimson Tip
Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi Berger, 1956
Colotis elgonensis elgonensis Sharpe, 1891
Colotis elgonensis glauningi Schultze, 1909
Colotis elgonensis kenia Talbot, 1939
Colotis elgonensis nobilis Carcasson, 1961
Colotis (Colotis) ephyia Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) erone Angas, 1849Coast Purple Tip
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe complexivus Butler, 1886
Colotis euippe euippe Linnaeus, 1758
Colotis euippe exole Reiche, 1850
Colotis euippe mediata Talbot, 1939
Colotis euippe mirei Bernardi, 1960
Colotis euippe omphale Godart, 1819Smoky Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) eunoma Hopffer, 1855Three Spot Crimson Tip
Colotis eunoma eunoma Hopffer, 1855
Colotis eunoma flotowi Suffert, 1904
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836Southern Small Orange Tip
Colotis evagore evagore Klug, 1829
Colotis evagore niveus Butler, 1881
Colotis (Colotis) evanthe Boisduval, 1836Madagascar Orange-Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evanthides Holland, W, 1896
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis evenina casta Gerstaecker, 1871
Colotis evenina evenina Wallengren, 1857
Colotis evenina sipylus Swinhoe, 1884
Colotis evenina xantholeuca Sharpe, 1904
Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804Large Salmon Arab
Colotis fausta fausta Olivier, , 1804
Colotis fausta mijurteina Carpenter, 1951
Colotis fausta vi Swinhoe, 1884
Colotis (Colotis) guenei Mabille, 1877Madagascar Red-Tip
Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829Dappled White
Colotis halimede acaste Klug, 1829
Colotis halimede australis Talbot, 1939
Colotis halimede halimede Klug, 1829
Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Colotis hetaera ankolensis Stoneham, 1940
Colotis hetaera aspasia Ungemach, 1932
Colotis hetaera hetaera Gerstaecker, 1871
Colotis hetaera lorti Sharpe, 1896
Colotis hetaera puniceus Butler, 1888
Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884
Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881)⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Colotis) lais Butler, 1876Kalahari Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) mananhari Ward, 1870Chevron White
Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis phisadia ocellatus Butler, 1886
Colotis phisadia phisadia Godart, 1819
Colotis phisadia rothschildi Sharpe, 1898
Colotis phisadia somalica Storace, 1948
Colotis phisadia vagus d’Abrera, 1980
Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829Orange Patch Tip
Colotis pleione heliocaustus Butler, 1886
Colotis pleione nilus Talbot, 1942
Colotis pleione pleione Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829)⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876
Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863Large Violet Tip
Colotis (Colotis) rogersi Dixey, 1915Roger's Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) ungemachi Le Cerf, 1922
Colotis (Colotis) venosa Staudinger, 1884No Patch Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta amelia Lucas, 1852
Colotis vesta argillaceus Butler, 1877
Colotis vesta catachrysops Butler, 1878
Colotis vesta hanningtoni Butler, 1883
Colotis vesta kagera Congdon, Kie..., 1998
Colotis vesta mutans Butler, 1877
Colotis vesta princeps Talbot, 1939
Colotis vesta rhodesinus Butler, 1893
Colotis vesta velleda Lucas, 1852
Colotis vesta vesta Reiche, 1849
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876White Arab
Colotis vestalis castalis Staudinger, 1884
Colotis (Colotis) zoe (Grandidier, 1867)⇒ Delias acalis Godart, 1819
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857Speckled Sulfur Tip
Colotis agoye agoye Wallengren, 1857
Colotis agoye bowkeri Trimen, 1883
Colotis agoye zephyrus Marshall, 1897
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis eris contractus Gabriel, 1954
Colotis eris eris Klug, 1829
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus Swainson, 1833Lemon Tip
Colotis subfasciatus ducissa Dognin, 1891
Colotis subfasciatus subfasciatus Swainson, 1833
Colotis achine Stoll, 1781
Colotis ankolensis (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Colotis hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871
Colotis ansorgei (Marshall, 1897)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis bacchus (Godart, 1819)⇒ Colotis ione Godart, 1819
Colotis calais Cramer, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis evarne evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis evippe Linnaeus, 1758
Colotis fallax Wichgraf, 1913
Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884Golden Tip
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Colotis ione bacchus Butler, 1888
Colotis lucasi Grandidier, 1867Giant Orange-Tip
Colotis nouna Lucas, 1849
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876Blue-spotted Arab
Colotis puniceus Butler, 1888
Colotis restricta Rothschild, 1921
Colotis venosus Staudinger, 1885
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823Vine Leaf Vagrant
Eronia cleodora cleodora Hübner, 1823
Eronia cleodora dilatata Butler, 1888
Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn Leaf Vagrant
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Nepheronia argia argolisia Stoneham, 1957
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Nepheronia argia mhondana Suffert, 1904
Nepheronia argia poppea Donovan, 1824
Nepheronia argia varia Trimen, 1864Southern Large Vagrant
Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994Transvaal Large Vagrant
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia buquetii buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Nepheronia buquetii buquetii Boisduval, 1836
Nepheronia buquetii pauliani Bernardi, 1959
Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836Round-winged Vagrant
Nepheronia pharis pharis Boisduval, 1836
Nepheronia pharis silvanus Stoneham, 1957
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina sinalata Suffert, 1904Southern Cambridge Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina thalassina Boisduval, 1836
Nepheronia thalassina verulanus Ward, 1871
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872