One-pip policeman

Coeliades anchises

Coeliades anchises is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, from Mozambique to Somalia, and in Ethiopia.
Coeliades Anchises Description: Harlequin butterfly. This species has been observed in Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, South Africa, Yemen and Oman in Dhofar Governorate. Coeliades anchises,One-pip policeman

Appearance

The wingspan is 55–70 mm for males and 65–72 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from October to March in southern Africa.
Coeliades anchises butterfly, "normal" view Coeliades anchises,Fall,Geotagged,Oman,One-pip policeman

Naming

*"Coeliades anchises anchises"
─⟶ Range: Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, South Africa and Yemen
⤷ The giant skipper "Coeliades anchises jucunda"
─⟶ Range: Oman, Socotra, United Arab Emirates

Food

The larvae feed on "Triaspis glaucophylla", "Dregea angolensis", "Marsdenia angolensis", "Acridocarpus", "Tristellateia" and "Ficus" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusCoeliades
SpeciesC. anchises
Photographed in
Oman