Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Coeliades lorenzo | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coeliades Rank Species | |
Similar Coeliades pisistratus, Coeliades forestan, Stygionympha, Coeliades, Coeliadinae | ||
Coeliades lorenzo, the Lorenzo red-tab policeman, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa in the Maputaland forests of northern KwaZulu-Natal, and northwards into Mozambique.
The wingspan is 58–64 mm for males and 61–66 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn.
The larvae feed on Acridocarpus natalitius.
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