Colotis eris, the banded gold tip or black-barred gold tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm.
The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The adults have fly year-round in warm areas, peaking from March to June.
The larvae feed on Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides.
Subspecies The following subspecies are recognised:Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms C. e. eris — Sub-Saharan Africa, including: Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, northern Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini C. e. contractus Gabriel, 1937-38 — Arabian Peninsula: Yemen, Oman ?C. e. johnstoni (Butler, 1886)
References
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 15 as johnstoni