Species of butterfly
| Eagris sabadius
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Lepidoptera
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| Family:
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Hesperiidae
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| Genus:
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Eagris
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| Species:
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E. sabadius
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| Binomial name
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Eagris sabadius
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| Synonyms
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List
- Hesperia sabadius Gray, 1832
- Thymele sabadius Boisduval, 1833
- Eagris sabadius var. mauritiana Mabille and Boullet, 1916
- Eagris sabadius var. aldabranus Fryer, 1912
- Hesperia andracne Boisduval, 1833
- Plesioneura hyalinata Saalmüller, 1878
- Eagris astoria Holland, 1896
- Eagris epira Karsch, 1896
- Eagris plicata Butler, 1901
- Eagris ochreana Lathy, 1901
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Eagris sabadius is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and on Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles and the Comoro Islands.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests, forests and forest margins.
The larvae feed on Grewia similis, Grewia forbesii, Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis, Dombeya burgessiae and Rhus species.
Subspecies
- Eagris sabadius sabadius (Mauritius, Reunion)
- Eagris sabadius aldabranus Fryer, 1912 (Seychelles: Aldabra)
- Eagris sabadius andracne (Boisduval, 1833) (Madagascar)
- Eagris sabadius astoria Holland, 1896 (eastern Uganda, central and western Kenya, northern Tanzania)
- Eagris sabadius comorana Evans, 1937 (Comoro Islands)
- Eagris sabadius isabella Turlin, 1995 (Comoro Islands)
- Eagris sabadius maheta Evans, 1937 (Seychelles)
- Eagris sabadius ochreana Lathy, 1901 (Malawi, north-eastern Zambia, Tanzania, south-eastern Kenya)
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