Colotis danae

Crimson tip
Female and male at Bangalore, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. danae
Binomial name
Colotis danae
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Papilio danae Fabricius, 1775
  • Colotis (Colotis) danae
  • Teracolus dulcis Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus dirus Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus eboreoides Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus immaculatus Swinhoe, 1884
  • Teracolus subroseus Swinhoe, 1884
  • Callosune alberta Swinhoe, 1890
  • Callosune subroseus Swinhoe, 1884
  • Thestias annae Wallengren, 1857
  • Teracolus cinerascens Butler, 1873
  • Teracolus wallengreni Butler, 1876
  • Callosune confusa Westwood, 1889
  • Colotis ione phlegyas ab. cotini Dufrane, 1947
  • Colotis ione phlegyas ab. flava Dufrane, 1947
  • Colotis danae ab. fuliginea Vári, 1976
  • Colotis danae annae f. steeleii Woodhall, 2000
  • Pontia eupompe Klug, 1829
  • Anthopsyche theopompe Felder and Felder, 1865
  • Anthopsyche anteupompe Felder and Felder, 1865
  • Anthopsyche dedecora Felder and Felder, 1865
  • Teracolus eupompe f. pulchra Ungemach, 1932
  • Teracolus eupompe f. depurpurata Ungemach, 1932
  • Teracolus eupompe ab. pallidus Ungemach, 1932
  • Colotis danae annae f. benadirensis Storace, 1949
  • Teracolus pseudacaste Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus phoenius Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus miles Butler, 1883
  • Teracolus annae ab. sulphurosa Thurau, 1904
  • Colotis danae pseudacaste f. nigrilinea Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis eupompe f. cytherea Stoneham, 1957
  • Colotis eupompe f. dione Stoneham, 1957
  • Colotis eupompe f. ceres Stoneham, 1957
  • Teracolus walkeri Butler, 1884

Colotis danae, the crimson tip[1][2] or scarlet tip,[2] is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in Asia and Africa.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 76. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Colotis danae (Fabricius, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 1, 2018.