The
Small Orange Tip Colotis evagore evagore
is also known as the Desert Orange Tip and is the smallest of the Arabian
orange tips and this subspecies is endemic to Saudi Arabia. It is found only in
the driest parts of southwestern Arabia where it is locally common. It is
principally a north-African species and is a very active butterfly, resting
only briefly to feed so is difficult to approach for photographs. The wingspan
is 28–35 mm in males and 28–38 mm in females with adults flying from February
to August.
