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Colotis vesta (Veined Tip)

Synonyms: Idmaeus vesta

Wikipedia Abstract

Colotis vesta (the veined tip, veined orange or veined golden Arab) is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone. The wingspan is 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in) in males and 34–45 mm (1.3–1.8 in) in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn. The larvae feed on Maerua angolensis.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Maerua angolensis (Bead-bean 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