Caenides xychus

Caenides xychus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Caenides
Species: C. xychus
Binomial name
Caenides xychus
(Mabille, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Proteides xychus Mabille, 1891
  • Caenides kanguensis ab. feminina Strand, 1913

Caenides xychus, the Unbranded Recluse, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

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