Colotis daira (Klug 1829)

Colotis daira, the black-marked orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.

Subspecies

• Colotis daira daira (south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)
• Colotis daira jacksoni (Sharpe, 1890) (eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
• Colotis daira stygia (Felder & Felder, 1865) (north-eastern Nigeria, Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, northern and western Kenya)

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