Caenides otilia

Otilia's recluse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Caenides
Species:
C. otilia
Binomial name
Caenides otilia
Belcastro, 1990[1]
Synonyms
  • Caenides banta Evans (manuscript name)
  • Caenides evansi Berger (manuscript name)

Caenides otilia, the Otilia's recluse, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and southern Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of dense, dark forest.

References

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  1. ^ Caenides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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