Eretis vaga

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Eretis vaga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Eretis
Species:
E. vaga
Binomial name
Eretis vaga
Evans, 1937 [1]

Eretis vaga is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga Province), Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania and Zambia.[ citation needed ] They live in forests.

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References

  1. Eretis, funet.fi