Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Pieridae > Pierinae > Teracolini > Colotis
Colotis aurora (Cramer, [1780]) – Plain Orange-tip
Subspecies in India:
No subspecies are listed under this species. However, this species is commonly but incorrectly given as Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775 in Indian books. Papilio eucharis Fabricius, 1775 is a junior primary homonym of Papilio (now Delias) eucharis Drury, 1773.
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- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Colotis aurora – Plain Orange-tip
Behavioural images
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Cadaba fruticosa (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.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Pieridae > Pierinae > Teracolini > Colotis
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K. 2021. Colotis aurora (Cramer, [1780]) – Plain Orange-tip. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.15. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/690/Colotis-aurora
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