Coeliades ernesti

Coeliades ernesti
Scientific classification
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 Hesperiidae family. This species originates from Madagascar^[2] but had also been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius (1980). The habitat consists of forests, secondary forests and anthropogenic areas.

They have a wingspan of around 56 mm. The body and the base of its wings are of shining blue, wings are black and metallic blue, the ventral face of the wings is brown and white. This species flys very quickly and can hardly be observed in flight.

A known host plant of their larvae is a Malpighiaceae, Hiptage benghalensis.^[3]

References

^ Coeliades, funet.fi
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Coeliadinae
^ Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles, ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 page 192

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[1] Coeliades, funet.fi

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Coeliadinae

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

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