Caenides soritia
Species of butterfly
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Caenides soritia, the well-spotted recluse, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon and possibly Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
| Well-spotted recluse | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Caenides |
| Species: | C. soritia |
| Binomial name | |
| Caenides soritia | |
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The larvae feed on Elaeis guineensis and Zingiber species.
