Butterfly or moth
Large Violet Tip
Colotis regina · Pieridae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records285in 3 countries
Most seen inNamibia162 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Large Violet Tip in brief
The large violet tip (Colotis regina) is a butterfly or moth of the Pieridae family — species of insect.
Across the 3 countries we cover it has 285 published records, most of them from Namibia, Botswana and Malawi. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in September and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Namibia162 records · best May, Feb
Botswana75 records · best Apr, Jun
Malawi48 records · best Apr, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All butterflies & moths
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