| Crimson tip
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| Female and male at Bangalore, India
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Arthropoda
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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. danae
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| Binomial name
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Colotis danae
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| Synonyms
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- Papilio danae Fabricius, 1775
- Colotis (Colotis) danae
- Teracolus dulcis Butler, 1876
- Teracolus dirus Butler, 1876
- Teracolus eboreoides Butler, 1876
- Teracolus immaculatus Swinhoe, 1884
- Teracolus subroseus Swinhoe, 1884
- Callosune alberta Swinhoe, 1890
- Callosune subroseus Swinhoe, 1884
- Thestias annae Wallengren, 1857
- Teracolus cinerascens Butler, 1873
- Teracolus wallengreni Butler, 1876
- Callosune confusa Westwood, 1889
- Colotis ione phlegyas ab. cotini Dufrane, 1947
- Colotis ione phlegyas ab. flava Dufrane, 1947
- Colotis danae ab. fuliginea Vári, 1976
- Colotis danae annae f. steeleii Woodhall, 2000
- Pontia eupompe Klug, 1829
- Anthopsyche theopompe Felder and Felder, 1865
- Anthopsyche anteupompe Felder and Felder, 1865
- Anthopsyche dedecora Felder and Felder, 1865
- Teracolus eupompe f. pulchra Ungemach, 1932
- Teracolus eupompe f. depurpurata Ungemach, 1932
- Teracolus eupompe ab. pallidus Ungemach, 1932
- Colotis danae annae f. benadirensis Storace, 1949
- Teracolus pseudacaste Butler, 1876
- Teracolus phoenius Butler, 1876
- Teracolus miles Butler, 1883
- Teracolus annae ab. sulphurosa Thurau, 1904
- Colotis danae pseudacaste f. nigrilinea Talbot, 1939
- Colotis eupompe f. cytherea Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis eupompe f. dione Stoneham, 1957
- Colotis eupompe f. ceres Stoneham, 1957
- Teracolus walkeri Butler, 1884
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Colotis danae, the crimson tip or scarlet tip, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in Asia and Africa.