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Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis pallene
-6.28081, 39.1857
Field Notes
Description:
This butterfly of the Pieridae family is found in the southern parts of Africa. It was spotted here on the small island of Chumbe, just off Zanzibar and the Tanzanian coast.
Habitat:
Flying at eye level in flowering bushes near the beach.
Notes:
Colotis, called Orange Tips or Arabs, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae found mainly in Africa and southwestern Asia.
Chumbe Island is a coral nature reserve off Zanzibar developed since 1991. Find out more about Chumbe Island at http://www.chumbeisland.com
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Colotis pallene
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PublishedDecember 7, 2011
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