Caenides xychus

Caenides xychus, the unbranded recluse, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

Caenides xychus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Caenides
Species:
C. xychus
Binomial name
Caenides xychus
(Mabille, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Proteides xychus Mabille, 1891
  • Caenides kanguensis ab. feminina Strand, 1913

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


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