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Colotis Hübner 1819

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Colotis group

Introduction

Almost all Colotis species are Afrotropical, with some species' ranges extending to southern Asia. C. amata, C. etrida, C. eucharis and C. protractus are from India and the Middle East.

Other Names for Colotis Hübner 1819

  • Aphrodite Hübner 1819 unavailable junior homonym of Aphrodite Link 1807
  • Teracolus Swainson 1833 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
  • Idmais Boisduval 1836 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
  • Callosune Doubleday 1847 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
  • Anthopsyche Wallengren 1857 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
  • Ptychopteryx Wallengren 1857 unavailable junior homonym of Ptychoperyx Leach 1817
  • Thespia Wallengren 1858 replacement name for Ptychpteryx, currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
  • Calicharis Oberthür 1876 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
  • Madais Swinhoe 1909 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
  • Polyargia Verity 1957 unavailable - nomen nudum
  • Cuneacolotis Henning, Henning, Joannou and Woodhall 1997 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym; TS = Colotis agoye

References

Ackery PR, Smith CR, and Vane-Wright RI eds. 1995. Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.

Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.

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Scientific Name Colotis danae
Location Bangalore, India
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Image:VB 008 CrimsonTip UP.jpg
Source Collection Wikimedia Commons
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Copyright © 2006 Vijaybarve
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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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  • First online 04 November 2006
  • Content changed 24 July 2011
Citing this page:

Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2011. Colotis Hübner 1819. Version 24 July 2011 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Colotis/76432/2011.07.24 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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