Plain Palm-Dart

Cephrenes acalle

"Cephrenes acalle", commonly known as the plain palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. An examination of the type specimen showed that it was identical to "Cephrenes chrysozona lompa" Evans 1934 based on genitalia. This has led to "Cephrenes chrysozona" being treated as a synonym.
Plain Palm Dart, Cephrenes acalle - female "sucking nectar on the Zinnia flower" Cephrenes acalle,Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Plain palm dart

Naming

There are seven subspecies within the distribution range that extends from India through Indo-China into the Philippines.
⤷ "Cephrenes acalle acalle"
⤷ "Cephrenes acalle oceanica"
⤷ "Cephrenes acalle kayapu"
⤷ "Cephrenes acalle nicobarica" Evans, 1932
⤷ "Cephrenes acalle chrysozona"
⤷ "Cephrenes acalle kliana" Evans, 1934
⤷ "Cephrenes acalle niasicus" Plotz, 1886
Skipper butterfly, The Plain palm dart, Cephrenes acalle, family Hesperiidae - female "sucking nectar on the Mexican marigold flower, Tagetes erecta" Cephrenes acalle,Geotagged,Indonesia,Plain palm dart,Summer

Reproduction

The species breeds on palms including coconut, "Calamus", "Elaeis", "Roystonea" and "Prychosperma".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusCephrenes
SpeciesC. acalle
Photographed in
Indonesia