Coeliades pisistratus - Two-pip policeman

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Distribution: Widespread in Subsaharan Africa.
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Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 309.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 360.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Coeliadinae, p. 20, Online Encyclopaedia.

Copyright: The Tanzania flora team, 2026

The Tanzania flora team (2026). Flora of Tanzania: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Coeliades pisistratus .
https://www.tanzaniaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403340, retrieved 14 August 2026

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