Colotis auxo

The Sulphur Orange Tip is a smallish butterfly with a wingspan of only about 4cm. It inhabits savanna habitats and adults may be seen year-round, being must numerous in late summer and autumn. Larvae feed on the leaves of the wormbushes (genus Cadaba). They are restless and fast fliers, usually staying close to the ground.

In South Africa the Sulphur Orange Tip is found along the coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape, through most of Kwazulu-Natal, the Lowveld of Mpumalanga and throughout the Limpopo Province.

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip

Sulphur Orange Tip female