Caenides dacela

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Caenides dacela
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Caenides
Species:
C. dacela
Binomial name
Caenides dacela
(Hewitson, 1876) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia dacelaHewitson, 1876
  • Hesperia nydiaPlötz, 1879

Caenides dacela, commonly known as the common recluse, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found within the geographical range that stretches from the Basse Casamance in Senegal to Uganda and Kenya, but generally does not penetrate much south of the Equator (mainly to Gabon and upper Kasai). [2] [3]


The larvae feed on Raphia and Phoenix species (including Phoenix dactylifera ).

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References

  1. ↑ Caenides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Larsen, T. B.; Collins, S. C. (2011-12-01). "The African skipper genus Caenides Holland and the description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae)". Tropical Lepidoptera Research: 62–65. ISSN   2575-9256.
  3. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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