Cephrenes is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm. Larvae feed on a variety of palms (Arecaceae) especially Cocos nucifera (coconut), and Calamus (rattan).
Species Cephrenes acalle (Hopffer, 1874) Sulawesi, Borneo Cephrenes augiades (Felder, 1860) Cephrenes carna Evans, 1934 New Guinea Cephrenes moseleyi (Butler, 1884) New Guinea Cephrenes trichopepla (Lower, 1908)
References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
External links
Cephrenes at funet