Toko wrote:nan wrote:is Common Orange Tip, Orange Tip Colotis evenina evenina Oranjepuntjie
These ones are the most difficult to ID
have hundreds of morphs
These one occur probably in KTP
Colotis regina Trimen, 1863
The Queen or Regal Purple Tip, a large member of the genus, has not yet been
recorded from the area, but I have seen it in Tsabong and SOlan south of Tshane, so
it should occur in the eastern parts of Gemsbok and at Mabuasehube. The larval
food plants are mainly Boscia albitrunca (Capparaceae), at least in the Kalahari. The
range is from southern Africa to southern Kenya.
Colotis evenina evenina Wallengren 1857
The Orange Tip is a very light member of the genus which has been recorded from
both the Nosop area and from Mabuasehube. The very light form lerichei van Son,
1959 was named after the Ie Riche family, so closely associated with the Gernsbok
Park; it is not characteristic of the popUlation, since males which I saw at Nosop were
Probably the species occurs all over the park, where the larval food plant is
probably mainly Boscia albitrunca (Capparaceae). The range stretches from Ethiopia
to Kenya, Uganda, south eastern Zaire, and southern Africa (excluding Natal and
Zululand).
Colotis euippe omphale Godart, 1819
I was extremely surprised to find a single male specimen of the Round-Winged
Orange Tip 10km north of Bokspits where the area seems much too dry for it. I have
found it nowhere else in the inner Kalahari, though it is common where rainfall
exceeds 500 mm a year. Larvae have been recorded on Capparis, Maerua and Boscia
(Capparaceae). C. Euippe is found in most of Africa, as well as in south western
Arabia, tending to avoid the driest tracts.
Colotis lais Butler, 1876
I saw a few specimens of the Kalahari Orange Tip at water in Mabuasehube, but it is
probably widespread in the area, though there are no records from the Nosop Valley.
There are no records of the early stages either but I have often found the species in
places where the only potential food plant is Boscia albitrunca. The range is
effectively limited to the southern half of the Kalahari, with weak extensions into
neighbouring areas. A single female of Colotis pallene Hopffer (1855) was recorded
from Gemsbok, but this is probably a misidentification for the present species.
*Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836
There are no records of the Tiny Orange Tip from the area, but it seems certain to
occur in the eastern parts of Gemsbok and at Mabuasehube, since it is common in
Kang and Hukuntsi. The recorded larval food plants are Capparis, Cadaba, and
Maerua (Capparaceae), but Boscia a/bitrunca is almost certainly used as well. The
range covers practically all the drier parts of tropical Africa, northern Africa, and
parts of Spain, as well as south western Arabia. It is the only member of the genus to
reach the Palaearctic area in North Africa and southern Spain.
Colotis agoye bowkeri Trimen, 1883
The Kalahari Sulphur Tip is common all over the area, and in the Nosop Valley I saw
many of both sexes at water. Ssp. bowken is so distinctive that I considered raising it
to specific rank until I found intermediates between this and the nominate subspecies
near Letlhakeng (Larsen, 1992b). The larval host plant is invariably Boscia albitrunca
(Capparaceae) on which the green larva, with a yellow dorsal line and yellow lateral
lines just below the spiracles, is very well camouflaged. The larva is taller than it is
wide and somewhat keel-shaped, aiding camouflage by resembling the Boscia leaves.
Ssp agoye is found in northern Transvaal, and in eastern and northern Botswana. In
the central Kalahari, Namibia, Namaqualand, and northern Cape Province all
populations are of ssp. bowken. Ssp. zephyrus Marshall, 1897 occurs in a very disjunct
population in Somalia and south eastern Ethiopia.
Colotis subfasciotus subfasciotus Swainson, 1823
I saw small numbers of the handsome Lemon Traveller at Mabuasehube; it is an
occasional migrant, so I would expect it to occur also further south. The larval food
plants are Boscia albitrunca (Capparaceae). The range covers most of southern
Africa, but the species is particularly common in Botswana.
Colotis ens ens Klug, 1832
The only records of the Banded Gold Tip from the area are a few which I saw at
Mabuasehube, but it is probably widespread at the right time of the year, though it
may not extend to the Nosop. It is occasionally drawn into large migratory
movements of other species. In Botswana the usual larval food plant is Boscia
albitrunca (Capparaceae). The range covers most of the dry zone of tropical Africa
and southern Arabia
I am convinced that it is
Colotis evagore antigone though no records as per doc above
but I think it is the only species with the black spot at the basal edge of the orange
