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Coeliades

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Coeliadinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Coeliades

Higher classification
  
Coeliadinae

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Coeliades Coeliades

Lower classifications
  
Coeliades forestan, Coeliades pisistratus, Coeliades anchises, Coeliades libeon, Coeliades keithloa

Butterfly coeliades forest stoll short staying sucking every small flower


Coeliades is a genus of large skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen.

Contents

Coeliades Coeliades bixana by segraser on DeviantArt

Species

Listed alphabetically.

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  • Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884) – Senegal blue policeman
  • Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871) – one pip policeman
  • Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940 – dark blue policeman
  • Coeliades bocagii (Sharpe, 1893)
  • Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852) – blue policeman
  • Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)
  • Coeliades fervida (Butler, 1880)
  • Coeliades fidia Evans, 1937
  • Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782]) – striped policeman
  • Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879) – western policeman, three pip policeman
  • Coeliades keithloa (Wallengren, 1857) – red tab policeman
  • Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875) – spotless policeman
  • Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947 – Lorenzo red tab policeman
  • Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793) – two pip policeman
  • Coeliades rama Evans, 1937
  • Coeliades ramanatek (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Coeliades sejuncta (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891) – coast policeman, ochreous-banded policeman

    • Coeliades Coeliades

    Coeliades Coeliades forestan Stoll 1782 Overview

    Coeliades Coast Policeman

    References

    Coeliades Wikipedia
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