Abantis venosa

Abantis venosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Abantis
Species: A. venosa
Binomial name
Abantis venosa
Trimen, 1889[1]
Synonyms
  • Leucochitonea umvulensis Sharpe, 1890
  • Abantis plerotica Karsch, 1896
  • Abantis venosa f. fulva Evans, 1937
  • Abantis flava Evans, 1937

The Veined Skipper or Veined Paradise Skipper (Abantis venosa) 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. Adults are on wing year round with peaks in late summer from February to April and in spring from August to November.[2]

The larvae feed on Pterocarpus rotundifolius and Pterocarpus brenanii.

References

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  1. ↑ Abantis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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