Coeliades ernesti
Species of butterfly
Coeliades ernesti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Coeliades |
Species: | C. ernesti |
Binomial name | |
Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Coeliades ernesti is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. This species originates from Madagascar[2] but was also introduced to Réunion and Mauritius (1980). Their habitat consists of forests, secondary forests and anthropogenic areas.
They have a wingspan of around 56 mm.
A known host plant of their larvae is a Malpighiaceae, Hiptage benghalensis.[3]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Coeliades ernesti.
External links
- Insecte.org: pictures of Coeliades ernesti
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