Eagris subalbida
Eagris subalbida figure 3
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Eagris
Species:
E. subalbida
Binomial name
Eagris subalbida
(Holland, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
List
  • Sarangesa subalbida Holland, 1893
  • Trichosemeia terastigma var. albiventer Strand, 1913
  • Sarangesa thecla var. obscura Aurivillius, 1925
  • Sarangesa aurivillii Neustetter, 1927
  • Sarangesa theclides Holland, 1896

Eagris subalbida, commonly known as the chocolate flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda and Rwanda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males are known to feed from flowers and bird droppings.

Subspecies

  • Eagris subalbida subalbida - Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, eastern Nigeria, Cameroon
  • Eagris subalbida aurivillii (Neustetter, 1927) - Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda, Rwanda

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