Coeliades ernesti is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. This species originates from Madagascar[2] but was also introduced to Réunion and Mauritius (1980). Their habitat consists of forests, secondary forests and anthropogenic areas.
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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. ernesti
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| Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)[1]
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They have a wingspan of around 56 mm.
A known host plant of their larvae is a Malpighiaceae, Hiptage benghalensis.[3]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Coeliades ernesti.
- ^ Coeliades, funet.fi
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Coeliadinae". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles, ISBN Biotope 978-2-914817-07-3 page 192
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