Caenides kangvensis
Caenides kangvensis, the yellow-spotted recluse, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests and mature secondary growth.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Caenides |
| Species: | C. kangvensis |
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| Caenides kangvensis | |
The larvae feed on Thalia welwitschii and Gloriosa superba.
References
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- Caenides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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