Caenides kangvensis

Caenides kangvensis, the yellow-spotted recluse, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests and mature secondary growth.

Caenides kangvensis
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C. kangvensis
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Caenides kangvensis

The larvae feed on Thalia welwitschii and Gloriosa superba.

References

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


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