Eagris decastigma

Eagris decastigma
Eagris decastigma fuscosa figure 4
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Eagris
Species: E. decastigma
Binomial name
Eagris decastigma
Mabille, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Aegris fuscosa Holland, 1893

Eagris decastigma, the Purple Flat, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of paths and clearings in dense forests.

Adult males visit urine patches.

Subspecies

References

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