Coeliades
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Coeliadinae |
| Genus: | Coeliades Hübner, 1818[1] |
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Coeliades is a genus of large skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen.
Species
- Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884) – Senegal Blue Policeman
- Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871) – One Pip Policeman
- Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940 – Dark Blue Policeman
- Coeliades bocagii (Sharpe, 1893)
- Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852) – Blue Policeman
- Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)
- Coeliades fervida (Butler, 1880)
- Coeliades fidia Evans, 1937
- Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782]) – Striped Policeman
- Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879) – Western Policeman, Three Pip Policeman
- Coeliades keithloa (Wallengren, 1857) – Red Tab Policeman
- Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875) – Spotless Policeman
- Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947 – Lorenzo Red Tab Policeman
- Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793) – Two Pip Policeman
- Coeliades rama Evans, 1937
- Coeliades ramanatek (Boisduval, 1833)
- Coeliades sejuncta (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891) – Coast Policeman, Ochreous-banded Policeman
References
- ↑ Coeliades, Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- ↑ Markku Savela. "Coeliades". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ↑ Williams, Mark (2008) Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region. An Encyclopedia. Seventh Edition. File 0.
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