Coeliades bixana

Dark Blue Policeman
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Coeliades
Species: C. bixana
Binomial name
Coeliades bixana
Evans, 1940[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Coeliades bixae Clerck, 1759 (Preocc.)

The Dark Blue Policeman (Coeliades bixana) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south), Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, and Democratic Republic of Congo[3] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Larvae feed on Cassia species and Triaspis odorata.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 48: 411 (405-411).
  2. ↑ Coeliades, Site of Markku Savela
  3. 1 2 Williams, Mark (2008) Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region. An Encyclopedia. Seventh Edition. File 0.


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