Colotis evippe omphale - Smoky orange tip

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Colotis evippe
Colotis evippe
Colotis evippe
Colotis evippe

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Catapu and rd to Chupanga, Mozambique (left) and Hot Springs, Save Valley (right).

Species details:

Notes: The photographs show the male (left) and the female (right).
Distribution: Throughout most of Southern Africa except southwestern Cape and northern and western Zimbabwe.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
CapparaceaeBoscia (Food plant)
CapparaceaeCadaba (Food plant)
CapparaceaeCapparis (Food plant)
CapparaceaeMaerua (Food plant)
Related plant species:
Literature:

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Colotis evippe omphale.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400920, retrieved 3 April 2025

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