Biology:Calleagris jamesoni

Short description: Species of butterfly

Calleagris jamesoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Calleagris
Species:	C. jamesoni
Binomial name
Calleagris jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890)
Synonyms
Antigonus jamesoni Sharpe, 1890 Eagris jamesoni ab. kigonserensis Wichgraf, 1921 Calleagris jamesoni f. gava Evans, 1937 Calleagris jamesoni neavei Evans, 1951

Calleagris jamesoni, Jameson's flat or Jameson's skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Their habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland, savanna and forest margins.

Adults are on wing year round. There are fairly distinct seasonal forms.

The larvae feed on Mnondo (Julbernardia globiflora) and Machabel (Brachystegia boehmii) foliage.

Subspecies

• Calleagris jamesoni jamesoni (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, eastern Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Botswana)
• Calleagris jamesoni ansorgei Evans, 1951 (Angola)
• Calleagris jamesoni jacksoni Evans, 1951 (western and northern Tanzania)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5021865 entry