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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Calleagris |
| Species: | C. jamesoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Calleagris jamesoni | |
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Calleagris jamesoni, Jameson's flat or Jameson's skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana. [2] Their habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland, savanna and forest margins.
Adults are on wing year round. There are fairly distinct seasonal forms.
The larvae feed on Mnondo ( Julbernardia globiflora) and Machabel ( Brachystegia boehmii) foliage.
Subspecies
- Calleagris jamesoni jamesoni (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, eastern Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Botswana)
- Calleagris jamesoni ansorgei Evans, 1951 (Angola)
- Calleagris jamesoni jacksoni Evans, 1951 (western and northern Tanzania)
References
- ^ Calleagris, funet.fi
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
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| Calleagris jamesoni | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Calleagris |
| Species: | C. jamesoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Calleagris jamesoni | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calleagris jamesoni, Jameson's flat or Jameson's skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana. [2] Their habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland, savanna and forest margins.
Adults are on wing year round. There are fairly distinct seasonal forms.
The larvae feed on Mnondo ( Julbernardia globiflora) and Machabel ( Brachystegia boehmii) foliage.
Subspecies
- Calleagris jamesoni jamesoni (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, eastern Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, Botswana)
- Calleagris jamesoni ansorgei Evans, 1951 (Angola)
- Calleagris jamesoni jacksoni Evans, 1951 (western and northern Tanzania)
References
- ^ Calleagris, funet.fi
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
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| This Pyrginae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |