Caenides soritia
Species of butterfly
Caenides soritia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Caenides |
Species: | C. soritia |
Binomial name | |
Caenides soritia (Hewitson, 1876)[1] | |
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Caenides soritia, the well-spotted recluse, is a species of 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.
The larvae feed on Elaeis guineensis and Zingiber species.
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