Caenides benga

Caenides benga, the yellow-patch recluse, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of tall secondary forests with a closed canopy.

Caenides benga
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C. benga
Binomial name
Caenides benga
(Holland, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Proteides benga Holland, 1891

References

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


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