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The Lemon Tip or Lemon Traveller (''Colotis subfasciatus'') is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone. The habitat consists of savanna and ''Brachystegia'' woodland.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group )〕 The wingspan is 45–52 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. There are distinct seasonal forms.〔 The adults fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larva feed on ''Boscia albitrunca''.〔 ==Subspecies== The following subspecies are recognised:〔(''Colotis'' ), funet.fi〕 *''C. e. subfasciatus'' (southern Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland) *''C. s. ducissa'' (Dognin, 1891) (central and western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Zambia) 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 subfasciatus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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