Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Coeliades anchises | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coeliades Rank Species | |
Similar Coeliades, Coeliades pisistratus, Coeliades forestan, Chloroselas, Colotis vesta | ||
Coeliades anchises, the one-pip policeman, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in eastern KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, from Mozambique to Somalia, and in Ethiopia.
The wingspan is 55–70 mm for males and 65–72 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from October to March in southern Africa.
The larvae feed on Triaspis glaucophylla, Dregea angolensis, Marsdenia angolensis, Acridocarpus, Tristellateia and Ficus species.
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