Coeliades Explained

Coeliades is a genus of large skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen.

Species

Listed alphabetically.^{[1] [2]}

• Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884) – Senegal blue policeman
• Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871) – one pip policeman
• Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940 – dark blue policeman
• Coeliades bocagii (Sharpe, 1893)
• Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852) – blue policeman
• Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)
• Coeliades fervida (Butler, 1880)
• Coeliades fidia Evans, 1937
• Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782]) – striped policeman
• Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879) – western policeman, three pip policeman
• Coeliades keithloa (Wallengren, 1857) – red tab policeman
• Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875) – spotless policeman
• Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947 – Lorenzo red tab policeman
• Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793) – two pip policeman
• Coeliades rama Evans, 1937
• Coeliades ramanatek (Boisduval, 1833)
• Coeliades sejuncta (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891) – coast policeman, ochreous-banded policeman

References

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 75

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coeliades . Markku Savela . Lepidoptera and some other life forms . 20 April 2010.
2. Williams, Mark (2008) Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region. An Encyclopedia. Seventh Edition. File 0.