Eagris tetrastigma

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Eagris tetrastigma
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Eagris tetrastigma figure 15
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E. tetrastigma
Binomial name
Eagris tetrastigma
(Mabille, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ceratrichia tetrastigma Mabille, 1891
  • Trichosemeia tristifica Aurivillius, 1925
  • Tricosemeia subolivescens Holland, 1892

Eagris tetrastigma, the black flat, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests.

Subspecies

  • Eagris tetrastigma tetrastigma (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Central African Republic, western Uganda)
  • Eagris tetrastigma subolivescens (Holland, 1892) (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria)

References

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