Biology:Eagris lucetia

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Eagris lucetia
Eagris butterfly (Eagris lucetia).jpg
Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Eagris
Species:
E. lucetia
Binomial name
Eagris lucetia
(Hewitson, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leucochitonea lucetia Hewitson, 1875

Eagris lucetia is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Angola and northern Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests and forest margins.

The larvae feed on Rhus vulgaris, Rhus villosa and Allophylus subcoriaceus.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5325417 entry