Eagris sabadius | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Eagris |
Species: | E. sabadius
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Binomial name | |
Eagris sabadius | |
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Eagris sabadius is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and on Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles and the Comoro Islands.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests, forests and forest margins.
The larvae feed on Grewia similis, Grewia forbesii, Hibiscus rosasinensis, Dombeya burgessiae and Rhus species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Eagris sabadius sabadius (Mauritius, Reunion)
- Eagris sabadius aldabranus Fryer, 1912 (Seychelles: Aldabra)
- Eagris sabadius andracne (Boisduval, 1833) (Madagascar)
- Eagris sabadius astoria Holland, 1896 (eastern Uganda, central and western Kenya, northern Tanzania)
- Eagris sabadius comorana Evans, 1937 (Comoro Islands)
- Eagris sabadius isabella Turlin, 1995 (Comoro Islands)
- Eagris sabadius maheta Evans, 1937 (Seychelles)
- Eagris sabadius ochreana Lathy, 1901 (Malawi, north-eastern Zambia, Tanzania, south-eastern Kenya)
References
[edit]- ^ Eagris, funet.fi
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-12.