Coeliades ernesti

Coeliades ernesti
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)
Synonyms
	Hesperia ernesti Grandidier, 1867; Ismene pansa Hewitson, 1867;

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

^ Coeliades, funet.fi
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Coeliadinae". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
^ Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles, ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 page 192

External links

Insecte.org: pictures of Coeliades ernesti

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[1] Coeliades, funet.fi

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Coeliadinae". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-24.

[3] Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles, ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 page 192

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