Coeliades is a genus of large skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen.
Species Listed alphabetically.Williams, Mark (2008) Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region. An Encyclopedia. Seventh Edition. File 0. Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884) – Senegal blue policeman Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871) – one pip policeman Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940 – dark blue policeman Coeliades bocagii (Sharpe, 1893) Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852) – blue policeman Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867) Coeliades fervida (Butler, 1880) Coeliades fidia Evans, 1937 Coeliades forestan (Stoll, ) – striped policeman Coeliades iphis (Drury, 1773) (transfer from monotypic Pyrrhochalcia, per Zhang et al 2023). Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879) – western policeman, three pip policeman Coeliades keithloa (Wallengren, 1857) – red tab policeman Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875) – spotless policeman Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947 – Lorenzo red tab policeman Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793) – two pip policeman Coeliades rama Evans, 1937 Coeliades ramanatek (Boisduval, 1833) Coeliades sejuncta (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891) – coast policeman, ochreous-banded policeman
References
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 75