Coast purple tip
GenusColotis
Specieserone
Authority(Angas, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Anthocharis erone Angas, 1849
  • Colotis (Colotis) erone
  • Anthopsyche speciosa Wallengren, 1857
  • Euchloe jobina Butler, 1869
  • Teracolus erone ab. albidus Aurivillius, 1910
  • Colotis erone f. millari van Son, 1949

Colotis erone, the coast purple tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm and is endemic to Natal, Pondoland, Eswatini, and Transvaal.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking from December to January and March to July.[1]

The larvae feed on Maerua racemulosa and Maerua pedunculosa.[1]

References

  1. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.