Abantis
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Abantis is a genus of skippers
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Skipper (butterfly)
A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South...
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Species
- Abantis bismarcki Karsch, 1892
- Abantis bamptoni Collins & Larsen, 1994
- Abantis efulensis Holland, 1896
- Abantis leucogaster (Mabille, 1890)
- Abantis tettensisAbantis tettensisThe Spotted Velvet Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South West Africa, Botswana, Transvaal, northern Cape, from Zimbabwe to Zaire and in Kenya....
Hopffer, 1855 - Abantis bicolorAbantis bicolorThe Bicoloured Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa, it is restricted to lowland forests from the eastern Cape to the southern coast of KwaZulu-Natal....
(Trimen, 1864) - Abantis arctomarginata Lathy, 1901
- Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)
- Abantis paradiseaAbantis paradiseaThe Paradise Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and from Botswana to Somalia.The wingspan is 40–45 mm for males and 43–55 mm for females...
(Butler, 1870) - Abantis meru Evans, 1947
- Abantis venosaAbantis venosaThe Veined Skipper or Veined Paradise Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Zululand, Swaziland, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda.The wingspan is 36–41 mm for males and 35–45 mm for females...
Trimen, 1889 - Abantis elegantula (Mabille, 1890)
- Abantis contigua Evans, 1937
- Abantis eltringhami Jordan, 1932
- Abantis ja Druce, 1909
- Abantis lucretia Druce, 1909
- Abantis maesseni Miller, 1971
- Abantis meneliki Berger, 1979
- Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901
- Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984
- Abantis rubra Holland, 1920
- Abantis tanobia Collins & Larsen, 2005
- Abantis vidua Weymer, 1901