Colotis liagore explained

Colotis liagore, the desert orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Mauritania, northern Senegal, northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Arabia and the Baluchistan coast of Iran, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.[1] The habitat consists of moist savanna.

The larvae feed on Maerua and Capparis species.

Notes and References

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