Eagris decastigma

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Eagris decastigma
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Eagris decastigma fuscosa figure 4
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E. decastigma
Binomial name
Eagris decastigma
Synonyms
  • Aegris fuscosa Holland, 1893

Eagris decastigma, the purple flat, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of paths and clearings in dense forests.

Adult males visit urine patches.

Subspecies

  • Eagris decastigma decastigma (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon)
  • Eagris decastigma fuscosa (Holland, 1893) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)
  • Eagris decastigma purpura Evans, 1937 (southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo: north-east to Ituri)

References

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