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Colotis auxo (Yellow Orange Tip)

Synonyms: Anthocharis auxo; Callosune vulnerata

Wikipedia Abstract

Colotis auxo, the yellow orange tip or sulphur orange tip, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in southern Africa and is named after the Keiskamma River. The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The adults fly year round. The larva feed on Cadaba species (C. termitario, C. natalensis) and Salvadora species.
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Prey / Diet

Cadaba natalensis (Natal Worm-bush)[1]
Salvadora persica (Real Mustard Tree)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0