Kingdom Animalia Family Hesperiidae Tribe Taractrocerini Rank Genus | Class Insecta Subfamily Hesperiinae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Telicota, Cephrenes augiades, Cephrenes trichopepla, Taractrocera, Telicota ancilla | ||
A yellow palm dart cephrenes trichopepla caterpillar emerges from its egg
Cephrenes is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is shared between the Indomalayan ecozone and the Australasian ecozone. Larvae feed on a variety of palms (Arecaceae) especially Cocos nucifera (coconut), and Calamus (rattan).
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