Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coeliades | |
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Coeliades forestan, the striped policeman, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Transkei to Zimbabwe and to Botswana. It is also present on Madagascar.
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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.
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.
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Stamps
The Republic of Chad has issued a stamp showing a Coeliades forestan in 2003.
References
Coeliades forestan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA