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:
ChrysobalanaceaeParinari curatellifolia (Food plant)
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 Burundi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Coeliades forestan forestan.
https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400170, retrieved 3 November 2024

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