Abantis bamptoni - Bampton’s paradise skipper.

Species details:

Notes: This species has only fairly recently been separated from Abantis arctomarginata (1994).
Distribution: Shaba-DRC, Tanzania, Zambia Zimbabwe and adjacent areas in Mozambique.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
PhyllanthaceaeUapaca kirkiana var. kirkiana (Larval foodplant)
PhyllanthaceaeUapaca nitida var. nitida (Larval foodplant)
PhyllanthaceaeUapaca sansibarica (Larval foodplant)
Literature: Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae, p. 126, Online Encyclopaedia.

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Abantis bamptoni .
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403260, retrieved 3 December 2024

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