Abantis paradisea (Butler) - Paradise skipper

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Abantis paradisea

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, wooded grassland above Morumbodzi Falls, Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique.

Species details:

Note: Found throughout the year but most common from August to October.
Distribution: From Eastern Cape and Swaziland through Zimbabwe and Mozambique to Botswana and northern Namibia.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
Larval food (by plant species):
PhyllanthaceaeBridelia cathartica
PhyllanthaceaeBridelia micrantha
PhyllanthaceaePseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Butterfly species: Abantis paradisea .
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400210, retrieved 23 May 2013

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