Coeliades pisistratus - Two-pip policeman

Species details:

Notes:
Distribution: Widespread in Subsaharan Africa.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
CombretaceaeCombretum (Larval foodplant)
CombretaceaeTerminalia (Larval foodplant)
Malvaceae subfamily MalvoideaeGossypium (Larval foodplant)
Related plant species:
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 309.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 360.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Coeliadinae, p. 20, Online Encyclopaedia.

Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Coeliades pisistratus .
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403340, retrieved 4 September 2026

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