Because Queen Purple Tips (Colotis regina) are relatively fast they are
not easily netted unawares unless they have settled on a flower. Males look for
females by flying around larval host-plants trees. Small koppies and hilltops
are favoured locations. One of Namibia's most widespread and common butterflies, the red tip, flutters
around the Fish River Canyon. The larvae of other species of tip such as Queen's
purple and Doubleday's orange use the leaves of caper bushes and shepherd's tree
to feed on. Kalahari orange tips are common from October to March.