Abantis leucogaster

Abantis leucogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Abantis
Species: A. leucogaster
Binomial name
Abantis leucogaster
(Mabille, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sapaea leucogaster Mabille, 1890

Abantis leucogaster, the Streaked Paradise Skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests and well-developed secondary forests.

Adults have been recorded feeding from flowers.

Subspecies

References

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