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Eagris tigris

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Eagris tigris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Eagris
Species:
E. tigris
Binomial name
Eagris tigris
Evans, 1937[1]

Eagris tigris, commonly known as the western tiger flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Angola, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

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  • Eagris tigris tigris - eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda
  • Eagris tigris kayonza Evans, 1956 - Uganda: south-west to the Kigezi district
  • Eagris tigris liberti Collins & Larsen, 2005 - Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Angola, southern Sudan

References

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  1. ^ Eagris, funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-13.