Colotis pleione explained

Colotis pleione, the orange patch tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Arabia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Sudan and Chad.^[1] The habitat consists of very dry savanna to sub-deserts.

The larvae feed on Capparis, Cadaba and Cleome species.

Subspecies

• Colotis pleione pleione (western and southern Arabia)
• Colotis pleione heliocaustus (Butler, 1886) (Ethiopia, Somalia, northern and north-eastern Kenya)
• Colotis pleione nilus Talbot, 1942 (southern and central Sudan, Chad)

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 .