Abantis nigeriana, the Nigerian paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, southern Sudan and Gabon.[2] The habitat consists of Guinea savanna.
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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. nigeriana
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| Abantis nigeriana | |
Subspecies
edit- Abantis nigeriana nigeriana (Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana to northern Nigeria)
- Abantis nigeriana rougeoti Berger, 1959 (Gabon)
References
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- ^ Abantis, funet.fi
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
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