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Colotis lucasi

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Colotis lucasi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. lucasi
Binomial name
Colotis lucasi
Synonyms
  • Callidryas lucasi Grandidier, 1867
  • Colotis (Gideona) lucasi
  • Colotis lucas
  • Eronia vohemara Ward, 1870
  • Gideona lucasi f. suffusa Talbot, 1939
  • Gideona lucasi f. deflava Talbot, 1939
  • Gideona lucasi f. lineata Talbot, 1939

Colotis lucasi, the giant orange-tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of forests, forest margins and unnatural grasslands.

References

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  1. ^ Colotis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Colotis group". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-04.