| Coeliades pisistratus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Coeliades |
| Species: | C. pisistratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793)[1] |
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The Two Pip Policeman (Coeliades pisistratus) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Botswana and south-west Africa.
The wingspan is 55-65 mm for males and 63-70 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks September to April[2].
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Sphedamnocarpus pruriens, Triaspis macropteron, Dregea, Indigofera, Marsdenia, Acridocarpus and Combretum species.