Caenides soritia

Well-spotted recluse
Figure 9
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Caenides
Species:
C. soritia
Binomial name
Caenides soritia
(Hewitson, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Hesperia soritia Hewitson, 1876
  • Proteides xantho Mabille, 1891

Caenides soritia, the well-spotted recluse, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon and possibly Malawi. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Elaeis guineensis and Zingiber species.

References

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  1. ^ Caenides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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