Biology:Eagris lucetia
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Eagris lucetia | |
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Kakamega Forest, Kenya | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Eagris |
Species: | E. lucetia
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Binomial name | |
Eagris lucetia (Hewitson, 1875)[1]
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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
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Wikidata ☰ Q5325417 entry
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