Biology:Coeliades ernesti
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Coeliades |
| Species: | C. ernesti
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| Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)[1]
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Coeliades ernesti is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. This species originates from Madagascar [2] but was also introduced to Réunion and Mauritius (1980). Their habitat consists of forests, secondary forests and anthropogenic areas.
They have a wingspan of around 56 mm. The body and the base of its wings are of shining blue, wings are black and metallic blue, and the ventral face of the wings is brown and white. This species flies very quickly and can hardly be observed in flight.
A known host plant of their larvae is a Malpighiaceae, Hiptage benghalensis.[3]
References
- ↑ Coeliades, funet.fi
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Coeliadinae". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_coeliadinae.doc.
- ↑ Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles, ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 page 192
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5140619 entry
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