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Caenides otilia

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Species of butterfly

Otilia's recluse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Caenides
Species: C. otilia
Binomial name
Caenides otilia
Belcastro, 1990
Synonyms
  • Caenides banta Evans (manuscript name)
  • Caenides evansi Berger (manuscript name)

Caenides otilia, the Otilia's recluse, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and southern Cameroon. The habitat consists of dense, dark forest.

References

  1. Caenides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
Taxon identifiers
Caenides otilia


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