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: 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 (Yemen, Oman) ?C. e. johnstoni (Butler, 1886) References Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 15 as johnstoni Butterflies described in 1857 eris