Coeliades bixana

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Dark blue policeman
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Coeliades
Species:
C. bixana
Binomial name
Coeliades bixana
Evans, 1940[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Coeliades bixae Clerck, 1759 (Preocc.)

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.[3] Its habitat consists of primary forests.

Larvae feed on Cassia species and Triaspis odorata.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 48: 411 (405-411).
  2. ^ Coeliades, Site of Markku Savela
  3. ^ a b Williams, Mark (2008) Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region. An Encyclopedia. Seventh Edition. File O.


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