Coeliades ernesti

Coeliades ernesti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Coeliades
Species:
C. ernesti
Binomial name
Coeliades ernesti
Synonyms
  • Hesperia ernesti Grandidier, 1867
  • Ismene pansa Hewitson, 1867

Coeliades ernesti is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. This species originates from Madagascar[2] but was also introduced to Réunion and Mauritius (1980). Their habitat consists of forests, secondary forests and anthropogenic areas.

They have a wingspan of around 56 mm.

A known host plant of their larvae is a Malpighiaceae, Hiptage benghalensis.[3]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Coeliades ernesti.
  1. ^ Coeliades, funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Coeliadinae". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  3. ^ Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles, ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 page 192


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