Coeliades forestan forestan (Stoll) - Striped policeman

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Coeliades forestan
Coeliades forestan

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Katapu, Mozambique.

Species details:

Note: The broad white band on each hindwing is a diagnostic feature.
Distribution: Throughout Africa.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
CombretaceaeCombretum
Larval food (by plant species):
ChrysobalanaceaeParinari curatellifolia
FabaceaePhilenoptera violacea
MalpighiaceaeSphedamnocarpus pruriens var. pruriens
SolanaceaeSolanum mauritianum

Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2002-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Zimbabwe: Butterfly species: Coeliades forestan forestan.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400170, retrieved 9 February 2010

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