Caenides

Genus of butterflies

Caenides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Astictopterini
Genus: Caenides
Holland, 1896[1]

Caenides is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

  • Caenides benga (Holland, 1891) – yellow-patch recluse
  • Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876) – common recluse
  • Caenides dacenilla Aurivillius, 1925 – no-spot recluse
  • Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896 – Aurivillius' recluse
  • Caenides kangvensis Holland, 1896 – yellow-spotted recluse
  • Caenides otilia Belcastro, 1990 – Otilia's recluse
  • Caenides sophia (Evans, 1937)
  • Caenides soritia (Hewitson, 1876) – well-spotted recluse
  • Caenides xychus (Mabille, 1891) – unbranded recluse

Former species

  • Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876) - transferred to Hypoleucis dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Caenides stoehri(Karsch, 1893) - transferred to Leona stoehri(Karsch, 1893)
  • Caenides binoevatus (Mabille, 1891) - transferred to Lennia binoevatus (Mabille, 1891)
  • Caenides leonora (Plötz, 1879) - transferred to Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
  • Caenides maracanda (Hewitson, 1876) - transferred to Leona maracanda (Hewitson, 1876)

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Caenides.
  1. ^ Caenides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
  • Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 80
Taxon identifiers
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