Colotis aurora
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Colotis aurora, the sulphur orange tip or plain orange-tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Asia and Africa. The nominate subspecies, Colotis aurora aurora is found in India and Sri Lanka. The other subspecies, Colotis aurora evarne is found in Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and southern Arabia.
The habitat consists of savanna and shrubland. The larvae feed on Capparaceae species, including Cadaba fruticosa. This species was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780 as Papilio aurora. But many authors incorrectly mentioned this as Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775. To resolve this confusion, Godart altered the oldest name (eucharis, Drury) to epicharis, instead of correcting the incorrectly imposed name (eucharis, Fabricius). Westwood reverted this change.
The upperside of the males has a pure white ground colour.... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Orange-Tip sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 89th most-seen of the 340 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Orange-Tip in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in May and December, the lowest months. That is one of Pune's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain against almost none in January.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Plain Orange-Tip sightings, Pune ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Surat (India, about 30%) and Hyderabad (India, about 10%).
Same genus: Colotis
The closest relatives of the Plain Orange-Tip that you can see in Pune (genus Colotis, Tips) are Little Orange-Tip (about 10%) and Banded Scarlet Tip (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Orange-Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Pune (50 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
