Colotis halimede

Colotis halimede
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. halimede
Binomial name
*Colotis halimede* (Klug, 1829)^[1]
Synonyms
Pontia halimede Klug, 1829 Colotis (Colotis) halimede Pontia acaste Klug, 1829 Pieris polycaste Boisduval, 1836 Anthocharis leo Butler, 1865 Teracolus coelestis Swinhoe, 1884 Teracolus halimede halimede f. swinhoei Rothschild, 1921 Teracolus halimede aurivillii Rothschild, 1921 Colotis halimede aurivillii f. restricta Rothschild, 1921 Teracolus halimede maxima Talbot, 1939

Colotis halimede, the yellow patch tip or yellow patch white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and North Africa.^[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Adults have a fast flight, and prefer the flowers of Capparis species. The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

Colotis halimede halimede (Senegal, Mali, north-eastern Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, western and southern Arabia)
Colotis halimede australis Talbot, 1939 (northern and central Tanzania)
Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939 (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya)

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