''Cephrenes'' is a genus of
skipper butterflies
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
.
The genus is shared between the
Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...
and the
Australasian realm. Larvae feed on a variety of palms (
Arecaceae
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
) especially ''
Cocos nucifera'' (coconut), and ''
Calamus'' (rattan).
Species
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Cephrenes acalle''
(Hopffer, 1874) Sulawesi, Borneo
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Cephrenes augiades
''Cephrenes augiades'', the orange palm dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Indonesia to the Solomons.
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
Food
The larvae of subspecies ''sperthias'' feed on ''Archontophoenix'', ''Li ...
''
(Felder, 1860)
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Cephrenes carna''
Evans, 1934 New Guinea
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Cephrenes moseleyi''
(Butler, 1884) New Guinea
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Cephrenes trichopepla
''Cephrenes trichopepla'', the yellow palm dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (the south-eastern coast of New South Wales, the northern Gulf and northern coast of the Northern Territory, the northern Gulf and ...
''
(Lower, 1908)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
External links
Taractrocerini
Hesperiidae genera
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