Cephrenes acalle

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Plain palm dart
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Cephrenes
Species:
C. acalle
Binomial name
Cephrenes acalle
Hopffer, 1874
Synonyms
  • Hesperia chrysozonaPlötz, 1883 [1]
  • Telicota negrosianaFruhstorfer, 1911
  • Telicota oceanicaMabille, 1904
  • Telicota hainanumSonan, 1938
  • Padraona chrysozonakayapu Doherty, 1891
  • Telicota baweanaFruhstorfer, 1911

Cephrenes acalle, commonly known as the plain palm dart, [2] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. [3] An examination of the type specimen showed that it was identical to Cephrenes chrysozona lompa Evans 1934 based on genitalia. This has led to Cephrenes chrysozona being treated as a synonym. The species breeds on palms including coconut, Calamus, Elaeis, Roystonea and Prychosperma. [4] [5]

Subspecies

There are seven subspecies within the distribution range that extends from India through Indo-China into the Philippines. [6] [7]

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References

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