Biology:Coeliades sejuncta
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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. sejuncta
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| Coeliades sejuncta (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891)[1]
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Coeliades sejuncta, the coast policeman or ochreous-banded policeman, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania (from the coast inland to Amani and also in the Kigoma district), southern Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2] Its habitat consists of forests, coastal forests, riverine forests, and dense bush.
Adults are attracted to flowers, including Maerua species
The larvae feed on Acridocarpus zanzibaricum.
References
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Wikidata ☰ Q5140630 entry
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