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Hypoleucis dacena

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Hypoleucis dacena
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C. dacena
Binomial name
Caenides dacena
(Hewitson, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia dacena Hewitson, 1876
  • Hesperia corduba Hewitson, 1876
  • Proteides leucopogon Mabille, 1891
  • Proteides masiva Mabille and Vuillot, 1891

Caenides dacena, the white-fringed recluse, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to the flowers of Costus species.

The larvae feed on Costus afer.

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