Eagris hereus

Eagris hereus, the beautiful orange flat, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Eagris hereus
Figure 21
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Eagris
Species:
E. hereus
Binomial name
Eagris hereus
(H. Druce, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tagiades hereus H. Druce, 1875
  • Trichosemeia birgitta Strand, 1913
  • Ceratrichia quaterna Mabille, 1890

Adults are attracted to flowers.

Subspecies
  • Eagris hereus hereus (Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, Central African Republic)
  • Eagris hereus quaterna (Mabille, 1890) (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, western Cameroon)

References
  1. Savela, Markku (November 27, 2015). "Eagris hereus (Druce, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae


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