Eagris hereus

Eagris hereus, commonly known as the beautiful orange flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola and the Central African Republic.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Eagris hereus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Eagris
Species:	E. hereus
Binomial name
Eagris hereus (H. Druce, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
Tagiades hereus H. Druce, 1875 Trichosemeia birgitta Strand, 1913 Ceratrichia quaterna Mabille, 1890

Adults are attracted to flowers.

Subspecies

• Eagris hereus hereus - Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, Central African Republic
• Eagris hereus quaterna (Mabille, 1890) - Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, western Cameroon