Biology:Tagiades insularis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Tagiades insularis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Tagiades
Species:
T. insularis
Binomial name
Tagiades insularis
Mabille, 1876[1]

Tagiades insularis is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.[2] The habitat consists of forests, forest margins and anthropogenic environments.

Subspecies

  • Tagiades insularis insularis (Madagascar)
  • Tagiades insularis grandis Evans, 1937 (Comoro Islands: Grand Comore, Moheli and Anjouan)
  • Tagiades insularis mayotta Evans, 1937 (Comoro Islands: Mayotte)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7675267 entry