Caenides otilia

Caenides otilia, the Otilia's recluse, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and southern Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of dense, dark forest.

Caenides otilia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Caenides
Species:
C. otilia
Binomial name
Caenides otilia
Belcastro, 1990[1]
Synonyms
  • Caenides banta Evans (manuscript name)
  • Caenides evansi Berger (manuscript name)

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


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