Coeliadinae is a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family (Hesperiidae). With about 150 described species, this is one of several smallish skipper butterfly subfamilies. It was first proposed by William Frederick Evans in 1937.
Coeliades is a genus of large skipper butterflies found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen.
Pyrrhiades is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It contains only one species, Pyrrhiades lucagus, the western blue policeman, which is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of coastal forests.
Coeliades anchises, the one-pip policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, from Mozambique to Somalia, and in Ethiopia.
Coeliades libeon, the spotless policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1875. It is found in tropical Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and is an uncommon migrant to South Africa.
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.
Coeliades pisistratus, the two-pip policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae that occurs commonly in much of sub-Saharan Africa.
Coeliades keithloa, the red-tab policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Ethiopia south to South Africa.
Coeliades lorenzo, the Lorenzo red-tab policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa in the Maputaland forests of northern KwaZulu-Natal, and northwards into Mozambique.
Coeliades aeschylus, the Senegal blue policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Sierra Leone (north). The habitat consists of the Guinea savanna zone.
Coeliades bixana, the dark blue policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
Melphina statirides, the brown-margin forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat of the butterfly consists of forests.
Coeliades bocagii is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found on Sao Tome and Principe.
Coeliades chalybe, the blue policeman, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Greece, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, from Equatorial Guinea to Angola and to Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests.
Coeliades ernesti is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. This species originates from Madagascar but was also introduced to Réunion and Mauritius (1980). Their habitat consists of forests, secondary forests and anthropogenic areas.
Coeliades fervida is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern, south-eastern and central Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests and forest margins.
Coeliades fidia is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern, western and central Madagascar.
Coeliades hanno, the three pip policeman or western policeman, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), São Tomé, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests and dense savanna.
Coeliades rama is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Madagascar. Its habitat consists of forests, forest margins, and anthropogenic environments.
Coeliades ramanatek is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros. The habitat consists of forests, forest margins and anthropogenic environments.
