African Orange Tip vs Alectryon

Colotis evenina compared with Alectryon tropicus

Key Differences

• African Orange Tip is Least Concern while Alectryon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Orange Tip	Alectryon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pieridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Colotis	Alectryon
Species	Colotis evenina	Alectryon tropicus

Conservation Status

African Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Orange Tip	Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

African Orange Tip

The African Orange Tip (Colotis evenina) is a species in the genus Colotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.