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''Colotis elgonensis'', the Elgon Crimson Tip or Mountain Crimson Tip, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group )〕 The habitat consists of undisturbed submontane forests. The larvae feed on ''Maerua'', ''Boscia'', ''Capparis'', ''Cadaba'' and ''Ritchiea'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Colotis elgonensis elgonensis'' (eastern Uganda, Kenya (west of the Rift Valley), north-western Tanzania) *''Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi'' Berger, 1956 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, western Uganda, southern Sudan) *''Colotis elgonensis glauningi'' (Schultze, 1909) (eastern Nigeria, north-western Cameroon) *''Colotis elgonensis kenia'' Talbot, 1939 (Kenya) *''Colotis elgonensis nobilis'' Carcasson, 1961 (western highlands of Tanzania) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colotis elgonensis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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