Bushveld Purple Tip vs Large Orange Tip

Colotis ione compared with Colotis antevippe

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushveld Purple Tip	Large 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 ione	Colotis antevippe

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushveld Purple Tip and Large Orange Tip share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colotis.

Conservation Status

Bushveld Purple Tip

LC — Least Concern

Large Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushveld Purple Tip	Large Orange Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushveld Purple Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Large Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bushveld Purple Tip

The Bushveld Purple Tip (Colotis ione) 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.