Scarlet tip
Colotis danae annae
Fun Fact: Scarlet Tips inhabit savannah and thornveld. They are low fliers, speeding rapidly through open savannah, stopping to settle on flowers.
Introduction: Scarlet Tips (Colotis danae annae) inhabit savannah and thornveld. They are low fliers, speeding rapidly through open savannah, stopping to settle on flowers.
Distribution: Zambezi Region (formerly the Caprivi Strip) , Kaokoland , Damaraland .
Breeding/Larval food: Leaves of some spp. of caper-bush (Capparaceae). Pupae taper at the tail in the form of a capsule, suspended by a silken girdle spun around the thorax.
Colouration: Sexually and seasonally dimorphic. The carmine-red apical patch changes to a pale yellowish-pink in the female with a yellowish ground colour.
On the wing: Throughout the year.
Wingspan: Male and female: 40 to 50mm.
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