Eagris decastigma Mabille 1891

Eagris decastigma, commonly known as the purple flat, is a species of 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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Eagris decastigma is een vlinder uit de familie van de dikkopjes (Hesperiidae).^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1891 door Mabille.