Eagris subalbida

Eagris subalbida
	Eagris subalbida figure 3
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Eagris
Species:	E. subalbida
Binomial name
	Eagris subalbida; (Holland, 1893)
Synonyms
	List Sarangesa subalbida Holland, 1893; Trichosemeia terastigma var. albiventer Strand, 1913; Sarangesa thecla var. obscura Aurivillius, 1925; Sarangesa aurivillii Neustetter, 1927; Sarangesa theclides Holland, 1896;

Eagris subalbida, commonly known as the chocolate flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda and Rwanda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males are known to feed from flowers and bird droppings.

Subspecies[edit]

Eagris subalbida subalbida - Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, eastern Nigeria, Cameroon
Eagris subalbida aurivillii (Neustetter, 1927) - Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda, Rwanda

References[edit]

^ Eagris, funet.fi
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-12.

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[1] Eagris, funet.fi

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-12.

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