Colotis ione, the bushveld purple tip, common purple tip, or violet tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the dry parts of Africa south of the Sahara.

Bushveld purple tip
male and female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colotis
Species:
C. ione
Binomial name
Colotis ione
(Godart, 1819)
Synonyms
  • Pieris ione Godart, 1819
  • Anthocharis phlegyas Butler, 1865
  • Euchloe coliagenes Butler, 1867
  • Euchloe jalone Butler, 1869
  • Teracolus buxtoni Butler, 1876
  • Teracolus imperator Butler, 1876
  • Callosune jalone var. natalensis Staudinger, 1885
  • Teracolus bacchus Butler, 1888
  • Callosune mrogoroana Vuillot, 1891
  • Teracolus bettoni Butler, 1898
  • Teracolus difficilis Sharpe, 1900
  • Teracolus schuberti Suffert, 1904
  • Teracolus bacchus hydrophobus Suffert, 1904
  • Teracolus ione aurivillii Suffert, 1904
  • Teracolus bacchus f. anomalus Aurivillius, 1910
  • Teracolus bacchus f. rubidipuncta Joicey and Talbot, 1927
  • Teracolus bacchus f. obsolescens Joicey and Talbot, 1927
  • Colotis ione f. primularis Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis ione f. cardamines Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis ione f. leucozona Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis ione f. xanthozona Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis ione f. leda Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis ione f. xerophila Talbot, 1939
  • Colotis ione f. malindini Stoneham, 1940
  • Colotis ione f. sukuni Stoneham, 1940
  • Colotis ione f. erubescens Talbot, 1942
  • Colotis phlegyas ab. pierardi Dufrane, 1947
  • Colotis ione f. polychroma Stoneham, 1957

The wingspan is 45–52 mm.

The larva feeds on Maerua, Boscia, Capparis, Ritchiea, and Cadaba species.

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