Eagris nottoana, also known as the rufous-winged flat or rufous-winged elfin, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from South Africa to Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia, and on Madagascar.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Eagris |
| Species: | E. nottoana
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| Eagris nottoana (Wallengren, 1857)[2]
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The wingspan is 35–42 mm (1.4–1.7 in) for males and 39–43 mm (1.5–1.7 in) for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in summer and autumn.[4]
The larvae feed on Grewia occidentalis, Dombeya cymosa, Scutia commersoni, Scutia myrtina and Rinorea arborea.
Subspecies
edit- Eagris nottoana nottoana - Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, 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
References
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- ^ Westrip, J.R.S. (2022) [errata version of 2021 assessment]. "Eagris nottoana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T162639802A222972953. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T162639802A222972953.en. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Eagris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Eagris nottoana". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ 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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