Coeliades pisistratus

Coeliades pisistratus
Coeliades pisistratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Coeliades
Species: C. pisistratus
Binomial name
Coeliades pisistratus
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia pisistratus Fabricius, 1793

The Two Pip Policeman (Coeliades pisistratus) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Botswana and south-west Africa.

The wingspan is 55-65 mm for males and 63-70 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks September to April[2].

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Sphedamnocarpus pruriens, Triaspis macropteron, Dregea, Indigofera, Marsdenia, Acridocarpus and Combretum species.

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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