Eagris sabadius

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)
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

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. The habitat consists of montane forests, forests and forest margins.

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)