Coeliades forestan

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Striped policeman
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Coeliades forestan forestan, Botswana
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Coeliades forestan arbogastes, Madagascar
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Coeliades
Species:
C. forestan
Binomial name
Coeliades forestan
(Stoll, [1782]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio forestanStoll, [1782]
  • Thymele arbogastesGuenee, 1863
  • Coeliades arbogastes
  • Hesperia margaritaButler, 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]

Contents

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 bracteosum , Combretum apiculatum , Solanum auriculatum , Solanum mauritianum , Millettia sutherlandii , Sphedamnocarpus rhamni , Sphedamnocarpus pruriens and Robinia pseudacacia .

Subspecies

Stamps

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

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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