Colotis danae

Crimson tip
	Female and male at Bangalore, India
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. danae
Binomial name
	Colotis danae; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Papilio danae Fabricius, 1775; Colotis (Colotis) danae; Teracolus dulcis Butler, 1876; Teracolus dirus Butler, 1876; Teracolus eboreoides Butler, 1876; Teracolus immaculatus Swinhoe, 1884; Teracolus subroseus Swinhoe, 1884; Callosune alberta Swinhoe, 1890; Callosune subroseus Swinhoe, 1884; Thestias annae Wallengren, 1857; Teracolus cinerascens Butler, 1873; Teracolus wallengreni Butler, 1876; Callosune confusa Westwood, 1889; Colotis ione phlegyas ab. cotini Dufrane, 1947; Colotis ione phlegyas ab. flava Dufrane, 1947; Colotis danae ab. fuliginea Vári, 1976; Colotis danae annae f. steeleii Woodhall, 2000; Pontia eupompe Klug, 1829; Anthopsyche theopompe Felder and Felder, 1865; Anthopsyche anteupompe Felder and Felder, 1865; Anthopsyche dedecora Felder and Felder, 1865; Teracolus eupompe f. pulchra Ungemach, 1932; Teracolus eupompe f. depurpurata Ungemach, 1932; Teracolus eupompe ab. pallidus Ungemach, 1932; Colotis danae annae f. benadirensis Storace, 1949; Teracolus pseudacaste Butler, 1876; Teracolus phoenius Butler, 1876; Teracolus miles Butler, 1883; Teracolus annae ab. sulphurosa Thurau, 1904; Colotis danae pseudacaste f. nigrilinea Talbot, 1939; Colotis eupompe f. cytherea Stoneham, 1957; Colotis eupompe f. dione Stoneham, 1957; Colotis eupompe f. ceres Stoneham, 1957; Teracolus walkeri Butler, 1884;

Colotis danae, the crimson tip or scarlet tip, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in Asia and Africa.

Crimson tip


Female and male at Bangalore, India
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. danae
Binomial name
*Colotis danae* (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Papilio danae Fabricius, 1775 Colotis (Colotis) danae Teracolus dulcis Butler, 1876 Teracolus dirus Butler, 1876 Teracolus eboreoides Butler, 1876 Teracolus immaculatus Swinhoe, 1884 Teracolus subroseus Swinhoe, 1884 Callosune alberta Swinhoe, 1890 Callosune subroseus Swinhoe, 1884 Thestias annae Wallengren, 1857 Teracolus cinerascens Butler, 1873 Teracolus wallengreni Butler, 1876 Callosune confusa Westwood, 1889 Colotis ione phlegyas ab. cotini Dufrane, 1947 Colotis ione phlegyas ab. flava Dufrane, 1947 Colotis danae ab. fuliginea Vári, 1976 Colotis danae annae f. steeleii Woodhall, 2000 Pontia eupompe Klug, 1829 Anthopsyche theopompe Felder and Felder, 1865 Anthopsyche anteupompe Felder and Felder, 1865 Anthopsyche dedecora Felder and Felder, 1865 Teracolus eupompe f. pulchra Ungemach, 1932 Teracolus eupompe f. depurpurata Ungemach, 1932 Teracolus eupompe ab. pallidus Ungemach, 1932 Colotis danae annae f. benadirensis Storace, 1949 Teracolus pseudacaste Butler, 1876 Teracolus phoenius Butler, 1876 Teracolus miles Butler, 1883 Teracolus annae ab. sulphurosa Thurau, 1904 Colotis danae pseudacaste f. nigrilinea Talbot, 1939 Colotis eupompe f. cytherea Stoneham, 1957 Colotis eupompe f. dione Stoneham, 1957 Colotis eupompe f. ceres Stoneham, 1957 Teracolus walkeri Butler, 1884