''Caenides'' is a genus of
skippers in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
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Species
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Caenides benga''
(Holland, 1891) – yellow-patch recluse
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Caenides dacela''
(Hewitson, 1876) – common recluse
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Caenides dacenilla''
Aurivillius, 1925 – no-spot recluse
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Caenides hidaroides''
Aurivillius, 1896 – Aurivillius' recluse
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Caenides kangvensis''
Holland, 1896 – yellow-spotted recluse
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Caenides otilia''
Belcastro, 1990 – Otilia's recluse
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Caenides sophia''
(Evans, 1937)
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Caenides soritia''
(Hewitson, 1876) – well-spotted recluse
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Caenides xychus''
(Mabille, 1891) – unbranded recluse
Former species
*''Caenides dacena''
(Hewitson, 1876) - transferred to ''
Hypoleucis dacena
''Hypoleucis dacena'', the white-fringed recluse, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republ ...
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(Hewitson, 1876)
References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus databaseSeitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 80
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
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