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Coeliades
''Coeliades'' is a genus of large skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen. Species Listed alphabetically.Williams, Mark (2008) Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region. An Encyclopedia. Seventh Edition. File 0. * '' 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, 782 __NOTOC__ Year 782 ( DCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 782 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliades Forestan
''Coeliades forestan'', the striped policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Transkei to Zimbabwe and to Botswana. It is also present on Madagascar and Mauritius. The wingspan is 45–55 mm for males and 55–64 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks September to April. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including ''Parinari curatellifolia'', ''Lonchocarpus capassa'', ''Combretum bracteosum'', ''Combretum apiculatum'', ''Solanum auriculatum'', ''Solanum mauritianum'', ''Millettia sutherlandii'', ''Sphedamnocarpus rhamni'', ''Sphedamnocarpus pruriens'' and ''Robinia pseudacacia''. Subspecies *''Coeliades forestan forestan'' (Sub-Saharan Africa) *''Coeliades forestan arbogastes'' (Guenee, 1863) (Madagascar & Mauritius) Stamps The Republic of Chad has issued a stamp showing a ''Coeliades forestan'' in 2003. References * * Butterflies described in 1782 Coeliadinae Butterflies of Africa Lepi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliades Keithloa
''Coeliades keithloa'', the red-tab policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Ethiopia south to South Africa. The wingspan is 58–64 mm for males and 61–66 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn in southern Africa. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including ''Barringtonia racemosa'', ''Acridocarpus natalitius'', '' A. zanzibaricus'', '' A. glaucescens'', '' A. ristalitius'', ''Stephanotis ''Stephanotis'' is a genus of flowering plants first described in 1806. The name derives from the Greek stephanōtís (feminine adj.) fit for a crown, derivative of stéphanos (masculine) crown. It contains evergreen, woody-stemmed lianas with ...'' (syn. ''Dregea''), '' Combretum'' and '' Byrsocarpus'' species. Subspecies *''Coeliades keithloa keithloa'' (South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province) *''Coeliades keithloa kenya'' Evans, 1937 (coast of Kenya, Tanzania: from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliades Bixana
''Coeliades bixana'', the dark blue policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south), Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ....Williams, Mark (2008) Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region. An Encyclopedia. Seventh Edition. File O. Its habitat consists of primary forests. Larvae feed on '' Cassia'' species and '' Triaspis odorata''. References Butterflies described in 1940 Coeliadinae Butterflies of Africa {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliades Anchises
''Coeliades anchises'', the one-pip policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, from Mozambique to Somalia, and in Ethiopia. The wingspan is 55–70 mm for males and 65–72 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from October to March in southern Africa. The larvae feed on '' Triaspis glaucophylla'', '' Dregea angolensis'', ''Marsdenia angolensis'', ''Acridocarpus'', ''Tristellateia'' and ''Ficus'' species. Subspecies *''Coeliades anchises anchises'' ::Range: Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, South Africa and Yemen *The giant skipper ''Coeliades anchises jucunda'' (Butler, 1881) ::Range: Oman, Socotra (Yemen), United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliades Chalybe
''Coeliades hypochlorite'', the blue policeman, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Greece, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, from Equatorial Guinea to Angola and to Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests. Adults of both sexies feed at flowers on forest edges or along forest roads. Adult males also feed from bird droppings. The larvae feed on ''Theobroma cacao'', '' Cynanchum'', ''Acridocarpus'' (including ''Acridocarpus smeathmanni'') and ''Marsdenia ''Marsdenia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is named in honor of the plant collector and Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden. The plants are native to tropical regions in Asia, Afri ...'' species. Subspecies *''Coeliades chalybe chalybe'' (Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliades Ramanatek
''Coeliades ramanatek'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It .... The habitat consists of forests, forest margins and anthropogenic environments. Subspecies *''Coeliades ramanatek ramanatek'' (Madagascar) *''Coeliades ramanatek comorana'' Evans, 1937 (Comoros) References Butterflies described in 1833 Coeliadinae Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Butterflies of Africa {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliades Pisistratus
''Coeliades pisistratus'', the two-pip policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae that occurs commonly in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Habitat It occurs in savanna, forest edge and in coastal bush. It is found from sea level in the south, up to 2,000 meters altitude in the tropics. It generally occupies mesic environments, being less tolerant of very dry or moist situations than '' C. forestan''. Males are territorial. Range It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, CAR, Angola, DRC, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, northern Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho, and the KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng, Free State, Northern Cape and North West provinces of South Africa. Description and habits The sexes are very similar. The female has a larger abdomen and more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliades Ernesti
''Coeliades ernesti'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. This species originates from Madagascar but was also introduced to Réunion and Mauritius (1980). Their habitat consists of forests, secondary forests and anthropogenic areas. They have a wingspan of around 56 mm. A known host plant of their larvae is a Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ..., '' Hiptage benghalensis''.Martiré & Rochat, 2008, ''Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles'', ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 page 192 References External linksInsecte.org: pictures of ''Coeliades ernesti'' Butterflies described in 1867 Coeliadinae Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Alfred Grandidier {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliades Rama
''Coeliades rama'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ....Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Coeliadinae Its habitat consists of forests, forest margins, and anthropogenic environments. References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliades Lorenzo
''Coeliades lorenzo'', the Lorenzo red-tab policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. 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 ''Acridocarpus natalitius'', the moth fruit, is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is found in south-eastern Africa, where it ranges from Pondoland to Limpopo in South Africa, and eastwards to Eswatini and Mozambique. It is critic ...''. References Coeliadinae Butterflies described in 1947 Taxa named by William Harry Evans Butterflies of Africa {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliadinae
Coeliadinae is a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family (Hesperiidae). With about 150 described species, this is one of several smallish skipper butterfly subfamilies. It was first proposed by William Frederick Evans in 1937.Brower & Warren (2009) The subfamily is restricted to the Old World tropics. It comprises the most basal living lineage of skippers. In Coeliadinae the second segment of the palpi is erect and densely scaled, and the third segment is perpendicular to it, long, slender and without scales. Genera There has only been limited phylogenetic study of this subfamily, and several issues still need to be resolved. For example, the genus ''Burara'' is here included in '' Bibasis'', because they are both not monophyletic if their traditional delimitation is maintained. However, they may well consist of two different lineages, but where to draw the line between them and what name to use for the second genus all remain to be determined. In the provisional phylogene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliades Sejuncta
''Coeliades sejuncta'', the coast policeman or ochreous-banded policeman, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania (from the coast inland to Amani and also in the Kigoma district), southern Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Its habitat consists of forests, coastal forests, riverine forests, and dense bush. Adults are attracted to flowers, including ''Maerua ''Maerua'' is a genus of plants in the family Capparaceae, with its centre of diversity in Africa, though some species extend their range as far north as the Levant, and as far east as the Indian subcontinent and mainland Southeast Asia. Among i ...'' species The larvae feed on '' Acridocarpus zanzibaricum''. References Butterflies described in 1891 Coeliadinae Butterflies of Africa {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |