Caenides is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Astictopterini |
| Genus: | Caenides Holland, 1896[1] |
Species
edit- Caenides benga (Holland, 1891) – yellow-patch recluse
- Caenides dacela (Hewitson, 1876) – common recluse
- Caenides dacenilla Aurivillius, 1925 – no-spot recluse
- Caenides hidaroides Aurivillius, 1896 – Aurivillius' recluse
- Caenides kangvensis Holland, 1896 – yellow-spotted recluse
- Caenides otilia Belcastro, 1990 – Otilia's recluse
- Caenides sophia (Evans, 1937)
- Caenides soritia (Hewitson, 1876) – well-spotted recluse
- Caenides xychus (Mabille, 1891) – unbranded recluse
Former species
edit- Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876) - transferred to Hypoleucis dacena (Hewitson, 1876)
- Caenides stoehri(Karsch, 1893) - transferred to Leona stoehri(Karsch, 1893)
- Caenides binoevatus (Mabille, 1891) - transferred to Lennia binoevatus (Mabille, 1891)
- Caenides leonora (Plötz, 1879) - transferred to Leona leonora (Plötz, 1879)
- Caenides maracanda (Hewitson, 1876) - transferred to Leona maracanda (Hewitson, 1876)
References
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External links
edit- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 80
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