Cephrenes | |
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Cephrenes acalle | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Taractrocerini |
Genus: |
Cephrenes Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 |
Cephrenes is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm. Larvae feed on a variety of palms ( Arecaceae) especially Cocos nucifera (coconut), and Calamus (rattan).
Cephrenes | |
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Cephrenes acalle | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Taractrocerini |
Genus: |
Cephrenes Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 |
Cephrenes is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm. Larvae feed on a variety of palms ( Arecaceae) especially Cocos nucifera (coconut), and Calamus (rattan).