Abantis zambesiaca, the Zambezi paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in western and southern Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba), Zambia, Malawi, Namibia (Caprivi), Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of savanna and Brachystegia woodland.

Zambezi paradise skipper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Abantis
Species:
A. zambesiaca
Binomial name
Abantis zambesiaca
(Westwood, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia (Oxynetra) zambesiaca Westwood, 1874
  • Sapaea trimeni Butler, 1895

Adults are attracted to flowers and adult males mud-puddle. Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to May.

The larvae feed on Pericopsis angolensis and Swartzia madagascariensis.

References

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  1. ^ Abantis, funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.