Calleagris jamesoni

Calleagris jamesoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Calleagris
Species:	C. jamesoni
Binomial name
	Calleagris jamesoni; (Sharpe, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
	Antigonus jamesoni Sharpe, 1890; Eagris jamesoni ab. kigonserensis Wichgraf, 1921; Calleagris jamesoni f. gava Evans, 1937; Calleagris jamesoni neavei Evans, 1951;

Calleagris jamesoni, Jameson's flat or Jameson's skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana.[2] Their habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland, savanna and forest margins.

Adults are on wing year round. There are fairly distinct seasonal forms.

The larvae feed on Mnondo (Julbernardia globiflora) and Machabel (Brachystegia boehmii) foliage.

Subspecies

Calleagris jamesoni jamesoni (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, eastern Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Botswana)
Calleagris jamesoni ansorgei Evans, 1951 (Angola)
Calleagris jamesoni jacksoni Evans, 1951 (western and northern Tanzania)

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