Colotis pallene

Bushveld orange tip
	Female, uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. pallene
Binomial name
	Colotis pallene; (Hopffer, 1855)
Synonyms
	Anthocharis pallene Hopffer, 1855; Teracolus halyattes Butler, 1876; Callosune pseudetrida; Teracolus cinctus Butler, 1883; Teracolus infumatus Butler, 1896; Teracolus wissmanni Suffert, 1904; Teracolus infumatus var. seineri Strand, 1909; Teracolus pallene f. achinoides Le Doux, 1929; Teracolus pallene f. meinickei Le Doux, 1929; Teracolus pallene f. pallida Le Doux, 1929; Teracolus pallene f. simplicoides Le Doux, 1929; Colotis pallene f. absurda van Son, 1949;

Colotis pallene, also known as the Bushveld orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae found in southern Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.^[2]

The larvae feed on Capparis species.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ ^a ^b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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Bushveld orange tip

Female, uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. pallene
Binomial name
*Colotis pallene* (Hopffer, 1855)^[1]
Synonyms
Anthocharis pallene Hopffer, 1855 Teracolus halyattes Butler, 1876 Callosune pseudetrida Teracolus cinctus Butler, 1883 Teracolus infumatus Butler, 1896 Teracolus wissmanni Suffert, 1904 Teracolus infumatus var. seineri Strand, 1909 Teracolus pallene f. achinoides Le Doux, 1929 Teracolus pallene f. meinickei Le Doux, 1929 Teracolus pallene f. pallida Le Doux, 1929 Teracolus pallene f. simplicoides Le Doux, 1929 Colotis pallene f. absurda van Son, 1949