Abantis bamptoni, Bampton's paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, western Tanzania, northern Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from Shaba to Mpala).[2] The habitat consists of deciduous woodland, including Brachystegia woodland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Abantis |
| Species: | A. bamptoni
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| Abantis bamptoni Collins & Larsen, 1994[1]
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Adults have been recorded feeding from tall purple flowers, as well as from the flowers of Lantana species.
The larvae feed on Uapaca kirkiana, Uapaca nitida and Uapaca sansibarica.
References
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- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
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