Coeliades pisistratus

Coeliades pisistratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Coeliades
Species: C. pisistratus
Binomial name
Coeliades pisistratus
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia pisistratus Fabricius, 1793
  • Rhopalocampta valmaran Wallengren, 1857

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.

References

  1. Coeliades, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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