| Eagris tigris | |
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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. tigris |
| Binomial name | |
| Eagris tigris Evans, 1937 | |
Eagris tigris, commonly known as the western tiger flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Angola, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
- Eagris tigris tigris - eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda
- Eagris tigris kayonza Evans, 1956 - Uganda: south-west to the Kigezi district
- Eagris tigris liberti Collins & Larsen, 2005 - Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Angola, southern Sudan
References
- Eagris, funet.fi
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
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