Coeliades libeon

Coeliades libeon, the spotless policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1875. It is found in tropical Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and is an uncommon migrant to South Africa.

Coeliades libeon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Coeliades
Species:	C. libeon
Binomial name
Coeliades libeon (H. Druce, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
Ismene libeon H. Druce, 1875 Ismene unicolor Mabille, 1877 Ismene andonginis Plötz, 1884 Ismene brussauxi Mabille, 1891

The wingspan is 45–52 mm for males and 50–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May in southern Africa and in the winter in subtropical areas.^[2]

The larvae feed on Drypetes (including Drypetes gerrardii), Cassia and Millettia species.