Coeliades

Coeliades
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Coeliadinae
Genus: Coeliades
Hübner, 1818[1]
Species

see text

Synonyms
  • Rhopalocampta Wallengren, 1857

Coeliades is a genus of large skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[2][3]

References

  1. Coeliades, Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
  2. Markku Savela. "Coeliades". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  3. Williams, Mark (2008) Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region. An Encyclopedia. Seventh Edition. File 0.


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