Eagris hereus

Updated on Dec 20, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eagris

Eagris hereus, the beautiful orange flat, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola and the Central African Republic. The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to flowers.

Subspecies

Eagris hereus hereus (Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, Central African Republic)

Eagris hereus quaterna (Mabille, 1890) (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, western Cameroon)

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