Giant skipper

(Coeliades anchises)

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Description

Coeliades anchises,the one-pip policeman,is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.It is found in eastern KwaZulu-Natal,Zimbabwe,Tanzania,from Mozambique to Somalia,and in Ethiopia.The wingspan is 55–70 mm for males and 65–72 mm for females.Adults are on the wing from October to March in southern Africa.The larvae feed on Triaspis glaucophylla,Dregea angolensis,Marsdenia angolensis,Acridocarpus,Tristellateia and Ficus species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Coeliades
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