Colotis daira, the black-marked orange tip, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on Capparis and Cadaba species.
Subspecies
- Colotis daira daira - south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman
- Colotis daira jacksoni <small>(Sharpe, 1890)</small> - eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania
- Colotis daira stygia <small>(Felder & Felder, 1865)</small> - north-eastern Nigeria, Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, northern and western Kenya
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