Eagris subalbida

Eagris subalbida
	Eagris subalbida figure 3
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Eagris
Species:	E. subalbida
Binomial name
	Eagris subalbida; (Holland, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
	Sarangesa subalbida Holland, 1893; Trichosemeia terastigma var. albiventer Strand, 1913; Sarangesa thecla var. obscura Aurivillius, 1925; Sarangesa aurivillii Neustetter, 1927; Sarangesa theclides Holland, 1896;

Eagris subalbida, the chocolate flat, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda and Rwanda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males are known to feed from flowers and bird droppings.

Subspecies

Eagris subalbida subalbida (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, eastern Nigeria, Cameroon)
Eagris subalbida aurivillii (Neustetter, 1927) (Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda, Rwanda)

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