Eagris lucetia

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Eagris lucetia
Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Eagris
Species:
E. lucetia
Binomial name
Eagris lucetia
(Hewitson, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leucochitonea lucetia Hewitson, 1875

Eagris lucetia is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Angola and northern Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests and forest margins.

The larvae feed on Rhus vulgaris, Rhus villosa and Allophylus subcoriaceus.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eagris, funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-12.