Colotis vesta, the veined tip, veined orange or veined golden Arab, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is in males and in females. The adults fly year-round, peaking in late summer and autumn.
The larvae feed on Maerua angolensis.
Subspecies Listed alphabetically:Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms C. v. amelia (Lucas, 1852) (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria) C. v. argillaceus (Butler, 1877) (southern Mozambique, southern Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini) C. v. catachrysops (Butler, 1878) (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania) C. v. hanningtoni (Butler, 1883) (north-eastern Uganda, north-western Kenya, northern Tanzania) C. v. kagera Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 (south-western Rwanda, north-western Tanzania) C. v. mutans (Butler, 1877) (Zambia, Malawi, northern Mozambique, northern Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, northern Namibia) C. v. princeps Talbot, 1939 (south-eastern Sudan, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo) C. v. rhodesinus (Butler, 1893) (western Tanzania, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo) C. v. velleda (Lucas, 1852) (Sudan) C. v. vesta (Reiche, 1849) (Ethiopia, Somalia)
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