Coeliades
Encyclopedia
Coeliades is a genus of large skipper butterflies
(family
Hesperiidae) found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen.
Skipper (butterfly)
A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South...
(family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Hesperiidae) found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen.
Species
Listed alphabetically.- Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884)
- Coeliades anchisesCoeliades anchisesThe One Pip Policeman is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in eastern KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, from Mozambique to Somalia and in Ethiopia.The wingspan is 55-70 mm for males and 65-72 mm for females...
(Gerstaecker, 1871) – One Pip Policeman - Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940
- Coeliades bocagii (Sharpe, 1893)
- Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852) – Blue Policeman
- Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)
- Coeliades fervida (Butler, 1880)
- Coeliades fidia Evans, 1937
- Coeliades forestanCoeliades forestanThe Striped Policeman is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Transkei to Zimbabwe and to Botswana. It is also present on Madagascar.The wingspan is 45-55 mm for males and 55-64 mm for females...
(Stoll, [1782]) – Striped Policeman - Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879) – Western Policeman
- Coeliades keithloaCoeliades keithloaThe Red Tab Policeman is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Ethiopia south to South Africa.The wingspan is 58-64 mm for males and 61-66 mm for females...
(Wallengren, 1857) – Red Tab Policeman - Coeliades libeonCoeliades libeonThe Spotless Policeman is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Tropical Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and is an uncommon migrant to South Africa.The wingspan is 45-52 mm for males and 50-55 mm for females...
(Druce, 1875) – Spotless Policeman - Coeliades lorenzoCoeliades lorenzoThe Lorenzo Red Tab Policeman is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa in Maputaland forests of northern KwaZulu-Natal, north into Mozambique.The wingspan is 58-64 mm for males and 61-66 mm for females...
Evans, 1947 – Lorenzo Red Tab Policeman - Coeliades pisistratusCoeliades pisistratusThe Two Pip Policeman 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...
(Fabricius, 1793) – Two Pip Policeman - Coeliades rama Evans, 1937
- Coeliades ramanatek (Boisduval, 1833)
- Coeliades sejuncta (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891) – Coast Policeman