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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Coeliades |
| Species: | C. bixana |
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| Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940 | |
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Coeliades bixana, the dark blue policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south), Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its habitat consists of primary forests.
Larvae feed on Cassia species and Triaspis odorata.
References
- Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 48: 411 (405-411).
- Coeliades, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Williams, Mark (2008) Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region. An Encyclopedia. Seventh Edition. File O.
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