Coeliades lorenzo, the Lorenzo red-tab policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa in the Maputaland forests of northern KwaZulu-Natal, and northwards into Mozambique.
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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. lorenzo
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| Coeliades lorenzo | |
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The wingspan is 58–64 mm for males and 61–66 mm for females. Adults are on the wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn.[2]
The larvae feed on Acridocarpus natalitius.
References
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- ^ Coeliades at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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