Colotis (Tips) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Colotis amata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Colotis evanthe

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Endemic

Colotis guenei

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Colotis auxo

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Colotis ione

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Colotis euippe

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Colotis annae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Colotis phisadia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Colotis eris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Colotis evagore

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Colotis vesta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Colotis aurigineus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Colotis danae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Colotis evenina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colotis antevippe

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colotis pallene

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colotis regina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tips

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 17	~80%
	Sulphur Orange Tip			~40%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			~30%
	Scarlet Tip			~30%
	Veined Tip			~20%
2	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 17	~70%
	Small Salmon Arab			~50%
	Colotis guenei			~50%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	12 of 17	~70%
	Desert Orange Tip			~20%
	Bushveld Purple Tip			~20%
	Veined Tip			~10%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			~10%
	Scarlet Tip			~10%
	Common Orange Tip			~10%
	Sulphur Orange Tip			~10%
	Bushveld Orange Tip			~10%
	Red Tip			~10%
	Small Salmon Arab			~10%
	Queen Purple Tip			<5%
	Banded Gold Tip			<5%
4	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 17	~60%
	Bushveld Purple Tip			~40%
	Banded Gold Tip			~30%
5	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~50%
	Blue-Spotted Arab			~30%
	Small Salmon Arab			~30%
6	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 17	~50%
	Sulphur Orange Tip			~20%
	Scarlet Tip			~20%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			~10%
	Veined Tip			~10%
7	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3 of 17	~50%
	Desert Orange Tip			~20%
	Small Salmon Arab			~20%
	Bushveld Purple Tip			~20%
8	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 17	~50%
	Colotis evanthe			~50%
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 17	~40%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			~20%
	Sulphur Orange Tip			~10%
	Scarlet Tip			~10%
	Veined Tip			~10%
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 17	~40%
	Bushveld Purple Tip			~40%
11	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 17	~40%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			~20%
	African Golden Arab			~20%
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 17	~30%
	Desert Orange Tip			~30%
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 17	~30%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			~20%
	Desert Orange Tip			~10%
	Red Tip			~10%
14	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 17	~30%
	Veined Tip			~20%
	Small Salmon Arab			~10%
15	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~20%
	Scarlet Tip			~10%
	Red Tip			~10%
16	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 17	~20%
	Banded Scarlet Tip			~20%
17	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 17	~20%
	Scarlet Tip			~10%
	Desert Orange Tip			~10%
18	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 17	~10%
	Small Salmon Arab			~10%
19	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~10%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			~10%
20	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 17	~10%
	Desert Orange Tip			~10%
21	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 17	~10%
	Desert Orange Tip			~10%
22	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Orange Tip			~10%
23	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Desert Orange Tip			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	2 of 17	~40%
	Banded Scarlet Tip			~30%
	Desert Orange Tip			~20%
2	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 17	~40%
	Blue-Spotted Arab			~40%
3	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~40%
	Banded Scarlet Tip			~40%
4	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 17	~40%
	Blue-Spotted Arab			~40%
5	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~30%
	Small Salmon Arab			~20%
	Banded Scarlet Tip			~20%
6	Surat	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~30%
	Small Salmon Arab			~30%
7	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	2 of 17	~30%
	Blue-Spotted Arab			~20%
	Small Salmon Arab			~10%
8	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~30%
	Small Salmon Arab			~30%
9	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~30%
	Small Salmon Arab			~20%
	Blue-Spotted Arab			~10%
10	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 17	~20%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			~20%
11	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 17	~20%
	Small Salmon Arab			~20%
12	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Small Salmon Arab			~20%
13	Salem	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~20%
	Small Salmon Arab			~10%
	Banded Scarlet Tip			~10%
14	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 17	~20%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			~20%
15	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 17	~20%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			~20%
16	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~20%
	Small Salmon Arab			~20%
17	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Small Salmon Arab			~10%
18	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 17	~10%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			~10%
19	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Banded Scarlet Tip			~10%
20	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~10%
	Small Salmon Arab			~10%
	Banded Scarlet Tip			<5%
21	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~10%
	Small Salmon Arab			~10%
	Blue-Spotted Arab			~10%
22	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Banded Scarlet Tip			~10%
23	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	<5%
	Common Orange Tip			<5%
24	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	<5%
	Round-Winged Orange Tip			<5%
25	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	<5%
	Small Salmon Arab			<5%

Tips

Species in this group

Small Salmon Arab

Colotis evanthe

Colotis guenei

Sulphur Orange Tip

Bushveld Purple Tip

Round-Winged Orange Tip

Scarlet Tip

Blue-Spotted Arab

Banded Gold Tip

Desert Orange Tip

Veined Tip

African Golden Arab

Banded Scarlet Tip

Common Orange Tip

Red Tip

Bushveld Orange Tip

Queen Purple Tip

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Tips

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked