Pieridae
Hebomoia glaucippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hebomoia glaucippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hebomoia glaucippe is a species found across southern Asia, southern China and southern Japan that carries a cone snail-related toxin for predator defence.
Pareronia valeria (Cramer, 1776)
Pareronia valeria (Cramer, 1776)
Pareronia valeria is a butterfly species with two distinct female forms, the common one mimics glassy tiger to avoid predation.
Pareronia hippia
Pareronia hippia
Pareronia hippia is a butterfly with distinct male, common female, and rare philomela female forms that engage in mimicry.
Pareronia tritaea (Felder & Felder, 1859)
Pareronia tritaea (Felder & Felder, 1859)
Pareronia tritaea is a Pieridae butterfly found in Indonesia (including Sulawesi) and the Philippines.
Pareronia ceylanica (Felder & Felder, 1865)
Pareronia ceylanica (Felder & Felder, 1865)
Pareronia ceylanica, the dark wanderer, is a butterfly distinguished from Pareronia valeria by broader black borders, found in South Asia.
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823
Eronia cleodora, the vine-leaf vagrant, is an African Pieridae butterfly whose larvae feed on Capparis fascicularis.
Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
Nepheronia thalassina (Boisduval, 1836)
Nepheronia thalassina (Cambridge vagrant) is an Afrotropical Pieridae butterfly with specific host plants for its larvae.
Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
Nepheronia argia (Fabricius, 1775)
Nepheronia argia, the large vagrant, is an African Pieridae butterfly with specific host plants for its larvae.
Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
Nepheronia buquetii (Boisduval, 1836)
Nepheronia buquetii is a Pieridae butterfly found across Africa, with larvae feeding on two plant species.
Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836)
Colotis antevippe, the red tip, is a Afrotropical Pieridae butterfly with a 40–45 mm wingspan whose larvae feed on specific caper plants.
Colotis danae (Fabricius, 1775)
Colotis danae (Fabricius, 1775)
Colotis danae is a colour-variable species with a broad Afro-Eurasian distribution whose larvae feed on Capparaceae plants.
Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
Colotis euippe (Linnaeus, 1758)
Colotis euippe is a butterfly with a 35–45 mm wingspan, whose larvae feed on four plant genera.
Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852)
Colotis auxo, the yellow or sulphur orange tip, is a southern African Pieridae butterfly with larvae feeding on Cadaba and Salvadora species.
Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
Colotis ione (Godart, 1819)
Colotis ione is a Pieridae butterfly found in dry southern Sahara Africa, with 45–52 mm wingspan and larvae feeding on specific plant genera.
Colotis evagore (Klug, 1829)
Colotis evagore (Klug, 1829)
Colotis evagore, the desert orange tip, is a Pieridae butterfly found in dry regions of Africa, southern Spain, and southwest Arabia.
Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
Colotis pallene (Hopffer, 1855)
Colotis pallene, the Bushveld orange tip, is a southern African Pieridae butterfly whose larvae feed on Capparis species.
Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1850)
Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1850)
Colotis vesta is a Pieridae butterfly found in the Afrotropical realm, with larvae feeding on Maerua angolensis.
Colotis amata (Fabricius, 1775)
Colotis amata (Fabricius, 1775)
Colotis amata is a butterfly species with distinct physical differences between males and polymorphic females.
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.
Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)
Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)
Colotis phisadia is a butterfly species found in parts of northern and western India, with distinct male and female wing patterns.
Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
Colotis regina (Trimen, 1863)
Colotis regina is a rare butterfly species with a 45–62 mm wingspan, whose larvae feed on Boscia and Capparis plants.
Colotis fausta (Olivier, 1804)
Colotis fausta (Olivier, 1804)
Colotis fausta is a butterfly species with sexually dimorphic colouring, found across South and West Asia, including a distinct southern race tripuncta.
Colotis etrida (Boisduval, 1836)
Colotis etrida (Boisduval, 1836)
Colotis etrida is a butterfly species found across peninsular India and Sri Lanka, with distinct male, female, and subspecies traits.
Colotis aurora (Cramer, 1780)
Colotis aurora (Cramer, 1780)
This is a detailed morphological description of the butterfly Colotis aurora, describing male and female wing patterns and body features.
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