Coeliades sejuncta

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.

Coeliades sejuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Coeliades
Species:
C. sejuncta
Binomial name
Coeliades sejuncta
(Mabille & Vuillot, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ismene sejuncta Mabille & Vuillot, 1891

Adults are attracted to flowers, including Maerua species

The larvae feed on Acridocarpus zanzibaricum.

References

  1. Coeliades, funet.fi
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Coeliadinae". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-24.


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