Coeliades lorenzo

Coeliades lorenzo
Coeliades lorenzo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Coeliades
Species: C. lorenzo
Binomial name
Coeliades lorenzo
Evans, 1947[1]
Synonyms
  • Coeliades keithloa r. lorenzo Evans, 1946

The Lorenzo Red Tab Policeman (Coeliades lorenzo) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa in Maputaland forests of northern KwaZulu-Natal, north into Mozambique.

The wingspan is 58-64 mm for males and 61-66 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn[2].

The larvae feed on Acridocarpus natalitius.

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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