Eagris nottoana
Eagris nottoana, the rufous-winged flat or rufous-winged elfin, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from South Africa to Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia and on Madagascar.
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The wingspan is 35–42 mm for males and 39–43 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in summer and autumn.[2]
The larvae feed on Grewia occidentalis, Dombeya cymosa, Scutia commersoni, Scutia myrtina and Rinorea arborea.
Subspecies
- Eagris nottoana nottoana (Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape Province)
- Eagris nottoana knysna Evans, 1946 (from the western to the eastern Cape in coastal Afromontane forests)
- Eagris nottoana smithii (Mabille, [1887]) (south-western Madagascar)
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References
- Eagris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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