Biology:Cephrenes

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Cephrenes
Plain Palm Dart Cephrenes acalle Male Coimbatore by Dr Raju Kasambe IMG 5718 (6).CR2.jpg
Cephrenes acalle
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Taractrocerini
Genus: Cephrenes
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914

Cephrenes is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm. Larvae feed on a variety of palms (Arecaceae) especially Cocos nucifera (coconut), and Calamus (rattan).

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1761398 entry