Caenides soritia

Caenides soritia, the well-spotted recluse, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon and possibly Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Caenides soritia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Caenides
Species:
C. soritia
Binomial name
Caenides soritia
(Hewitson, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia soritia Hewitson, 1876
  • Proteides xantho Mabille, 1891

The larvae feed on Elaeis guineensis and Zingiber species.

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


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