29-7-2020 EL BERRO, MURCIA - DESERT ORANGE TIP BUTTERFLY (olotis evagore)

Colotis evagore, the desert orange tip, small orange tip, or tiny orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the dry parts of tropical Africa, northern Africa, southern Spain and southwest Arabia.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm in males and 28–38 mm in females. The adults fly from February to August depending on the range.

The larvae feed on Maerua, Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognized:

Colotis evagore evagore Klug, 1829 – small orange tip (Saudi Arabia, Yemen)

Colotis evagore nouna Lucas, 1849 (Spain, north-west Africa)

Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836 (Sub-Saharan Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini)

Colotis evagore niveus Butler, 1881 (Socotra)