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Colotis amata

Small salmon Arab
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. amata
Binomial name
Colotis amata
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Papilio amata Fabricius, 1775
  • Colotis (Colotis) amata
  • Papilio cypraea Fabricius, 1787
  • Pontia dynamene Klug, 1829
  • Teracolus carnifer Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus kennedii Swinhoe, 1884
  • Papilio calais Cramer, 1775
  • Pontia dynamene Klug, 1829
  • Colotis calais f. pallida Stoneham, 1939
  • Teracolus crowleyi Sharpe, 1898
  • Teracolus amatus crowleyi ab. flavus Aurivillius, 1910
  • Teracolus modestus Butler, 1876[1]
  • Teracolus calais (Cramer, 1775)
  • Teracolus amatus (Fabricius, 1787)

Colotis amata, the small salmon Arab,[2][3] is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in Africa and Asia.[2][3] Adults are fond of smaller flowers for nectar and often fly low along the ground in search of wildflowers.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SwinhoeIndica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 75. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  3. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Colotis amata (Fabricius, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

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