Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Coeliades libeon | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coeliades Rank Species | |
Similar Coeliades pisistratus, Tagiades flesus, Coeliades, Coeliades forestan, Cupidopsis cissus | ||
Coeliades libeon, the spotless policeman, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in tropical Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and is an uncommon migrant to South Africa.
The wingspan is 45–52 mm for males and 50–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May in southern Africa and in the winter in subtropical areas.
The larvae feed on Drypetes (including Drypetes gerrardii), Cassia and Millettia species.
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