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Colotis eris (Banded Gold Tip)

Synonyms: Pieris eris (homotypic); Teracolus eris (homotypic); Teracolus eris eris; Teracolus johnstoni; Teracolus opalescens

Wikipedia Abstract

Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone. The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June. The larva feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides.
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Prey / Diet

Boscia albitrunca (Shepherd's Tree)[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