Coeliades forestan forestan - Striped policeman

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Coeliades forestan
Coeliades forestan
Coeliades forestan
Coeliades forestan

Photo(s): Bart Wursten and Alan Gardiner (pupa), Catapu, Mozambique and Bart Wursten, Sinamatela Camp, Hwange National Park (right).

Species details:

Note: The broad white band on each hindwing is a diagnostic feature.
Distribution: Throughout Africa.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
CombretaceaeCombretum (Food plant)
Related plant species:
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 309.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 358.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Coeliadinae, p. 9, Online Encyclopaedia.



Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Coeliades forestan forestan.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400170, retrieved 7 October 2024

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