Coeliades anchises

Coeliades anchises
Coeliades anchises
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Coeliades
Species: C. anchises
Binomial name
Coeliades anchises
(Gerstaecker, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ismene anchises Gerstaecker, 1871
  • Coeliades jucunda

The One Pip Policeman (Coeliades anchises) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. 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 wing from October to March in southern Africa[2].

The larvae feed on Triaspis glaucophylla and Dregea angolensis.

Subspecies

  • Coeliades anchises anchises
  • Coeliades anchises jucunda (Butler, 1881) (Socotra)

References

  1. ^ Coeliades, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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