Colotis elgonensis explained

Colotis elgonensis, the Elgon crimson tip or mountain crimson tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.^[1] The habitat consists of undisturbed submontane forests.

The larvae feed on Maerua, Boscia, Capparis, Cadaba and Ritchiea species.

Subspecies

• C. e. elgonensis (eastern Uganda, Kenya (west of the Rift Valley), north-western Tanzania)
• C. e. basilewskyi Berger, 1956 (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, western Uganda, southern Sudan)
• C. e. glauningi (Schultze, 1909) (eastern Nigeria, north-western Cameroon)
• C. e. kenia Talbot, 1939 (Kenya)
• C. e. nobilis Carcasson, 1961 (western highlands of Tanzania)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group . 2012-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232703/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_colotis.doc . 2016-03-03 . dead .