Colotis evenina

Colotis evenina, the common orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.

Description and habits

The wingspan is 38–45 mm in males and 35–42 mm in females. The adults fly year-round.
[image:Colotis evenina.jpeg|thumb|left|C. evenina lacks discocellular dots as seen here in C. antevippe, besides any dark venation.]
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca and Capparis species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

C. e. evenina — Mozambique, southern and eastern Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho
C. e. sipylus — coast of Kenya, Tanzania, northern Zimbabwe
C. e. xantholeuca — southern Uganda, central and south-western Kenya, central, northern and western Tanzania
C. e. casta — northern Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, northern Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia