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)[1]
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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
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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- ^ 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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