Colotis
Colotis, called Orange Tips or Arabs, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae found mainly in Africa and southwestern Asia.
Species
Listed alphabetically within subgroups.
Subgenus Colotis Hübner, [1819]:
Colotis amata (Fabricius, 1775) – Topaz Arab or Small Salmon Arab
Colotis antevippe (Boisduval, 1836) – Large Orange Tip or Red Tip
Colotis aurigineus (Butler, 1883) – African Golden, Arab Veined, or Gold Double-banded Orange
Colotis aurora (Cramer, [1780]) – Plain Orange Tip
Colotis auxo (Lucas, 1852) – Sulphur Orange Tip or Yellow Orange Tip
Colotis celimene (Lucas, 1852) – Lilac Tip or Magenta Tip
Colotis chrysonome (Klug, 1829) – Golden Arab
Colotis daira (Klug, 1829) – Black-Marked Orange Tip
Colotis danae (Fabricius, 1775) – Scarlet Tip or Crimson Tip
Colotis dissociatus (Butler, 1897)
Colotis doubledayi (Hopffer, 1862) – Doubleday's Tip
Colotis elgonensis (Sharpe, 1891) – Elgon Crimson Tip
Colotis ephyia (Klug, 1829)
Colotis erone (Angas, 1849) – Coast Purple Tip
Colotis etrida (Boisduval, 1836) – (Small) Orange Tip
