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Colotis vestalis

"C. vestalis" redirects here. For the wasp which shares this abbreviation, see Cotesia vestalis.

White Arab
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. vestalis
Binomial name
Colotis vestalis
(Butler, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Teracolus vestalis Butler, 1876
  • Colotis (Colotis) vestalis
  • Idmais castalis Staudinger, 1884
  • Teracolus vestalis castalis f. nigricans Aurivillius, 1910
  • Teracolus castalis f. pallida Niepelt, 1937
  • Colotis vestalis castalis f. diminuta Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis vestalis castalis f. sabulosa Talbot, 1939
  • Teracolus puellaris Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus ochreipennis Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus intermissus Butler, 1883
  • Teracolus rorus Swinhoe, 1884
  • Teracolus peelus Swinhoe, 1884
  • Teracolus dubius Swinhoe, 1884

Colotis vestalis, the white Arab, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in India, Pakistan, Iran, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania.[1] It has a wingspan of 4–5 cm.

  1. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.

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