Eagris sabadius

Eagris sabadius is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and on Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles and the Comoro Islands.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests, forests and forest margins.

Eagris sabadius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Eagris
Species:
E. sabadius
Binomial name
Eagris sabadius
(Gray, 1832)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia sabadius Gray, 1832
  • Thymele sabadius Boisduval, 1833
  • Eagris sabadius var. mauritiana Mabille and Boullet, 1916
  • Eagris sabadius var. aldabranus Fryer, 1912
  • Hesperia andracne Boisduval, 1833
  • Plesioneura hyalinata Saalmüller, 1878
  • Eagris astoria Holland, 1896
  • Eagris epira Karsch, 1896
  • Eagris plicata Butler, 1901
  • Eagris ochreana Lathy, 1901

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
  1. Eagris, funet.fi
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae


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