Colotis amata (Fabricius)

Arigela, Ravi Kiran, Kathula, Tarun, Kumar, Ramesh, Deroliya, Purushottam Kumar, Jeevith, S. & Singh, Rajeev Kumar, 2024, Tephrosia purpurea, the potential nectar source for the butterflies in Jodhpur, an arid zone of Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India, Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae 9, pp. 85-108 : 96

22) Colotis amata (Fabricius) – Small Salmon Arab ( Fig. 4F – Appendix 1)

General range of occurrence: Africa, Asia ( Varshney, Smetacek, 2015)

Occurrence and status in India: Common in lower altitude and drier landscapes

Host plants of the larvae: Azima tetracantha Lam. , Salvadora oleoides Decne , S. persica L. ( Wynter-Blyth, 1957; Robinson et al., 2010)

Figures

Fig. 4. Butterflies.A.Gegenes pumilio Hoffmansegg; B. Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus; C.Chilades pandava Horsfield; D. Borbo cinnara Wallace; E. Colotis etrida Boisduval; F. Colotis amata Fabricius; G. Tarucus nara Kollar; H. Colotis vestalis Butler (Photo. Ravi Kiran Arigela)