Coeliades forestan information

Striped policeman
	Coeliades forestan forestan, Botswana
	Coeliades forestan arbogastes, Madagascar
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Coeliades
Species:	C. forestan
Binomial name
	Coeliades forestan; (Stoll, [1782])
Synonyms
	Papilio forestan Stoll, [1782]; Thymele arbogastes Guenee, 1863; Coeliades arbogastes; Hesperia margarita Butler, 1879;

Coeliades forestan, the striped policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Transkei to Zimbabwe and to Botswana. It is also present on Madagascar and Mauritius.^[2]

The wingspan is 45–55 mm for males and 55–64 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks September to April.^[3]

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Parinari curatellifolia, Lonchocarpus capassa, Combretum bracteosum, Combretum apiculatum, Solanum auriculatum, Solanum mauritianum, Millettia sutherlandii, Sphedamnocarpus rhamni, Sphedamnocarpus pruriens and Robinia pseudacacia.

^ Coeliades at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Butterflies of Mauritius by J.R. Williams ISBN 99949-22-29-7
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[1] Coeliades at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Butterflies of Mauritius by J.R. Williams ISBN 99949-22-29-7

[3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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Striped policeman

Coeliades forestan forestan, Botswana

Coeliades forestan arbogastes, Madagascar
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Coeliades
Species:	C. forestan
Binomial name
*Coeliades forestan* (Stoll, [1782])^[1]
Synonyms
Papilio forestan Stoll, [1782] Thymele arbogastes Guenee, 1863 Coeliades arbogastes Hesperia margarita Butler, 1879