Abantis venosa: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hesperiidae
Genus
Abantis
Species
Abantis venosa
Scientific Name
Abantis venosa

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Abantis venosa

Abantis venosa, the veined skipper or veined paradise skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Zululand, Eswatini, 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.

The larvae feed on Pterocarpus rotundifolius and Pterocarpus brenanii.

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Veined Paradise Skipper

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