Pyrrhiades Explained

Pyrrhiades is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It contains only one species, Pyrrhiades lucagus, the western blue policeman, which is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[1] The habitat consists of coastal forests.

Adults are attracted to flowers, bird droppings and mud patches.

The larvae feed on Acridocarpus smeathmanni.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Coeliadinae . 2013-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031504/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_coeliadinae.doc . 2014-11-29 . dead .