Type locality

Description

Biology & habits

The species used to be treated as a subspecies of Coeliades keithloa, but Cock (2010) changed its status. It is common in the coastal areas of Kenya and Tanzania, also on Zanzibar and Pemba Islands. The habitat is mainly secondary forest and coastal scrub. The butterflies could be observed along forest paths in hot weather when they rest under the leaves of trees and bushes. When disturbed, they fly rapidly in large circles, but will look for another resting spot. Caterpillars were found and the butterfly was bred on the shrub Acridocarpus zanzibaricus A.Juss. in coastal Kenya.

Host plants

Synonyms

Specific references

Cock, M.J.W. (2010): Observations on the biology of Afro–tropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) principally from Kenya . Part 1. Introduction and Coeliadinae. Zootaxa 2547:1-63.

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