Tagiades insularis

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Tagiades insularis is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found on Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_pyrginae.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae] The habitat consists of forests, forest margins and anthropogenic environments.

Subspecies

  • Tagiades insularis insularis (Madagascar)
  • Tagiades insularis grandis Evans, 1937 (Comoro Islands: Grand Comore, Moheli and Anjouan)
  • Tagiades insularis mayotta Evans, 1937 (Comoro Islands: Mayotte)

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Category:Butterflies described in 1876

Category:Tagiades

Category:Butterflies of Africa

Category:Taxa named by Paul Mabille

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