Biology:Eagris hereus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Eagris |
Species: | E. hereus
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Binomial name | |
Eagris hereus (H. Druce, 1875)[1]
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Eagris hereus, commonly known as the beautiful orange flat, is a species of 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.
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
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- ↑ Savela, Markku (November 27, 2015). "Eagris hereus (Druce, 1875)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/pyrginae/eagris/#hereus. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
Wikidata ☰ Q5325414 entry
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