Desert Veined Tip vs Kalahari Orange Tip

Colotis doubledayi compared with Colotis lais

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Veined Tip	Kalahari Orange Tip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Colotis	Colotis
Species	Colotis doubledayi	Colotis lais

Evolutionary Relationship

Desert Veined Tip and Kalahari Orange Tip share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colotis.

Conservation Status

Desert Veined Tip

LC — Least Concern

Kalahari Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Veined Tip	Kalahari Orange Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Veined Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Kalahari Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.