Colotis erone

Coast purple tip

Male from Amanzimtoti, South Africa

Female from Amanzimtoti, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colotis
Species:	C. erone
Binomial name
*Colotis erone* (Angas, 1849)
Synonyms
Anthocharis erone Angas, 1849 Colotis (Colotis) erone Anthopsyche speciosa Wallengren, 1857 Euchloe jobina Butler, 1869 Teracolus erone ab. albidus Aurivillius, 1910 Colotis erone f. millari van Son, 1949

Colotis erone, the coast purple tip, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone and is endemic to Natal, Pondoland, Swaziland, and Transvaal.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking from December to January and March to July.