Eretis herewardi is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of woodland.

Eretis herewardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Eretis
Species:
E. herewardi
Binomial name
Eretis herewardi
Riley, 1921[1]
Synonyms
  • Eretis rotundimacula Evans, 1937
  • Eretis lugens ab. rotundimacula Mabille and Boullet, 1916

Subspecies

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  • Eretis herewardi herewardi - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique
  • Eretis herewardi rotundimacula Evans, 1937 - Angola

References

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  1. ^ Eretis, funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-14.