Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857) is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)

Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)

Colotis evenina is a species with sexually dimorphic wingspans, adults flying year-round, and larvae feeding on two plant groups.

Family
Genus
Colotis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857)

This species, scientifically named Colotis evenina (Wallengren, 1857), has the following description and habits. Males have a wingspan ranging from 38 to 45 mm, while females have a wingspan of 35 to 42 mm. Adult individuals of this species fly throughout the entire year. The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca and plants belonging to the Capparis genus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Colotis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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