Biology:Coeliades lorenzo

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Lorenzo red-tab policeman
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Coeliades lorenzo, the Lorenzo red-tab policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa in the Maputaland forests of northern KwaZulu-Natal, and northwards into Mozambique.

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

The larvae feed on Acridocarpus natalitius.

References

  1. Coeliades at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5140626 entry