Abantis contigua

Abantis contigua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Abantis
Species: A. contigua
Binomial name
Abantis contigua
Evans, 1937[1]
Synonyms
  • Abantis venosa contigua Evans, 1937

Abantis contigua, the Contiguous Paradise Skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and Zambia (from the north-west to the Copperbelt).[2] The habitat consists of deciduous woodland.

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