Eagris hereus

Eagris hereus, commonly known as the beautiful orange flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola and the Central African Republic.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Eagris hereus
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Eagris
Species:	E. hereus
Binomial name
Eagris hereus (H. Druce, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
Tagiades hereus H. Druce, 1875 Trichosemeia birgitta Strand, 1913 Ceratrichia quaterna Mabille, 1890

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

References

1. Savela, Markku (November 27, 2015). "Eagris hereus (Druce, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-12.