| Colotis antevippe
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Male Colotis antevippe exole
Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Lepidoptera
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| Family:
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Pieridae
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| Genus:
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Colotis
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| Species:
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C. antevippe
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| Binomial name
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Colotis antevippe
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| Synonyms
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- Anthocharis antevippe Boisduval, 1836
- Teracolus carteri Butler, 1882
- Anthopsyche gavisa Wallengren, 1857
- Papilio achine Stoll, 1781
- Teracolus harmonides Butler, 1876
- Teracolus ithonus Butler, 1876
- Teracolus hippocrene Butler, 1876
- Teracolus ignifer Butler, 1876
- Teracolus simplex Butler, 1876
- Teracolus hyperides Butler, 1876
- Teracolus hero Butler, 1876
- Teracolus trimeni Butler, 1876
- Callosune damarensis Aurivillius, 1879
- Teracolus fumidus Swinhoe, 1884
- Callosune haevernicki Staudinger, 1885
- Teracolus luederitzi Suffert, 1904
- Colotis subgavisa Dufrane, 1947
- Anthocharis zera Lucas, 1852
- Teracolus helle Butler, 1876
- Teracolus subvenosus Butler, 1883
- Teracolus laura Sharpe, 1890
- Teracolus achine var. antevippe ab. sulphurea Rebel, 1914
- Teracolus achine f. clarescens Joicey and Talbot, 1927
- Colotis antevippe f. rosanides Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. castanoides Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. roseata Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. leander Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. subalba Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. rosaflava Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. rosamaria Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. rosalindae Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. rosareducta Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. citrinella Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. flavinella Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. flavireducta Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis antevippe f. albissima Stoneham, 1957
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Colotis antevippe, the red tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults fly year-round.
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca, Boscia oleoides, Capparis sepiara, Maerua cafra, and Maerua juncea.