Coeliades lorenzo

Lorenzo red-tab policeman
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Coeliades
Species:	C. lorenzo
Binomial name
	Coeliades lorenzo; Evans, 1947
Synonyms
	Coeliades keithloa r. lorenzo Evans, 1946;

Coeliades lorenzo, the Lorenzo red-tab policeman, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa in the Maputaland forests of northern KwaZulu-Natal, and northwards into Mozambique.

The wingspan is 58–64 mm for males and 61–66 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn.^[2]

The larvae feed on Acridocarpus natalitius.

References

^ Coeliades, Site of Markku Savela
^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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[1] Coeliades, Site of Markku Savela

[2] Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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