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Eagris sabadius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Genus
  
Eagris

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Cacyreus darius, Heteropsis narcissus, Butterflies and moths, Coeliades forestan, Eurema floricola

Eagris sabadius is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and on Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles and the Comoro Islands. The habitat consists of montane forests, forests and forest margins.

The larvae feed on Grewia similis, Grewia forbesii, Hibiscus rosasinensis, Dombeya burgessiae and Rhus species.

Subspecies

  • Eagris sabadius sabadius (Mauritius, Reunion)
  • Eagris sabadius aldabranus Fryer, 1912 (Seychelles: Aldabra)
  • Eagris sabadius andracne (Boisduval, 1833) (Madagascar)
  • Eagris sabadius astoria Holland, 1896 (eastern Uganda, central and western Kenya, northern Tanzania)
  • Eagris sabadius comorana Evans, 1937 (Comoro Islands)
  • Eagris sabadius isabella Turlin, 1995 (Comoro Islands)
  • Eagris sabadius maheta Evans, 1937 (Seychelles)
  • Eagris sabadius ochreana Lathy, 1901 (Malawi, north-eastern Zambia, Tanzania, south-eastern Kenya)

    • References

    Eagris sabadius Wikipedia
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