Eagris hereus

Eagris hereus
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
(Druce, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tagiades hereus Druce, 1875
  • Trichosemeia birgitta Strand, 1913
  • Ceratrichia quaterna Mabille, 1890

Eagris hereus, the Beautiful Orange Flat, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. 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.

Adults are attracted to flowers.

Subspecies

References

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