Coeliades forestan

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Striped policeman
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Coeliades forestan forestan, Botswana
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Coeliades forestan arbogastes, Madagascar
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Coeliades
Species:
C. forestan
Binomial name
Coeliades forestan
(Stoll, [1782])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio forestan Stoll, [1782]
  • Thymele arbogastes Guenee, 1863
  • Coeliades arbogastes
  • Hesperia margarita Butler, 1879

Coeliades forestan, the striped policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Transkei to Zimbabwe and to Botswana. It is also present on Madagascar and Mauritius.[2]

The wingspan is 45–55 mm for males and 55–64 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks September to April.[3]

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Parinari curatellifolia, Lonchocarpus capassa, , Combretum apiculatum, Solanum auriculatum, Solanum mauritianum, , , and Robinia pseudacacia.

Subspecies[]

  • Coeliades forestan forestan (Sub-Saharan Africa)
  • Coeliades forestan arbogastes (Guenee, 1863) (Madagascar & Mauritius)

Stamps[]

The Republic of Chad has issued a stamp showing a Coeliades forestan in 2003.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Coeliades at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Butterflies of Mauritius by J.R. Williams ISBN 99949-22-29-7
  3. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  4. ^ Stamps on wnsstamps.ch


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