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The Red-tab Policeman (''Coeliades keithloa'') is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Ethiopia south to South Africa. The wingspan is 58–64 mm for males and 61–66 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn in southern Africa.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005〕 The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including ''Barringtonia racemosa'', ''Acridocarpus natalitius'', ''A. zanzibaricus'', ''A. glaucescens'', ''A. ristalitius'', ''Dregea'', ''Combretum'' and ''Byrsocarpus'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Coeliades keithloa keithloa'' (South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province) *''Coeliades keithloa kenya'' Evans, 1937 (coast of Kenya, Tanzania: from the northern coast inland to Mount Kilimanjaro) *''Coeliades keithloa menelik'' (Ungemach, 1932) (south-western Ethiopia, southern Sudan, Uganda) *''Coeliades keithloa merua'' Evans, 1947 (Kenya: north-eastern slopes of Mount Kenya) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Coeliades keithloa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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