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Calleagris jamesoni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Calleagris

Calleagris jamesoni

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

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

The larvae feed on Julbernardia globiflora and Brachystegia boehmii.

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

    Calleagris jamesoni Wikipedia