Subspecies in India
(1) Colotis danae danae (Fabricius, 1775) – Indian Crimson-tip
(2) Colotis danae dulcis (Butler, 1876) – Kathiawar Crimson-tip
Conservation and Special status
This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Assam | |||||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
| Kerala | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
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| Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 43 | 38 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
Cadaba fruticosa (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis divaricata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Capparis sepiaria (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Maerua cylindrocarpa (Robinson et al. 2010), Maerua oblongifolia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Capparaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
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Page citation
Saji K. and M. Bhakare 2025. Colotis danae (Fabricius, 1775) – Crimson-tip. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/colotis-danae, accessed 2025/10/27.