Colotis

Colotis, called orange tips or Arabs, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae found mainly in Africa and south-western Asia. The larvae of all Colotisspecies specialize on plants in the family Capparaceae. Listed alphabetically within subgroups: Subgenus Colotis Hübner, : Subgenus Teracolus (Swainson, 1833): Subgenus Cuneacolotis (Henning et al., 1997): Subgenus Gideona (Klots, 1933):