Eagris sabadius ochreana

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Eagris sabadius
Eagris sabadius

Photo(s): Alan Gardiner, along forests above SDH Tea Estates, Gurué, Mozambique

Species details:

Note: This species had apparently not been recorded from Mozambique before. It does not occur in Zimbabwe.
Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
AnacardiaceaeSearsia (Larval foodplant)
Related plant species:
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeGrewia forbesii (Larval foodplant)
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & SterculioideaeDombeya burgessiae (Larval foodplant)
Literature: Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae, p. 61, Online Encyclopaedia.

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Eagris sabadius ochreana.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401830, retrieved 29 March 2024

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