Colotis vesta mutans - Veined orange
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten road to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique (left); Petra Ballings, nr Shashe Wilderness Camp, Tuli (centre) and Bart Wursten, Chipinda Pools, Gonarhezou National Park (right).
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| Distribution: | Mostly found in the drier, northern and western parts of Southern Africa from from Namibia and Botswana to Zimbabwe. | ||
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| Literature: | Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 288. Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. . |