Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Abantis | |
Similar Acraea igola, Hemiolaus caeculus, Acraea oncaea, Axiocerses tjoane, Axiocerses amanga | ||
Abantis bamptoni, Bampton's paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, western Tanzania, northern Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from Shaba to Mpala). The habitat consists of deciduous woodland, including Brachystegia woodland.
Adults have been recorded feeding from tall purple flowers, as well as from the flowers of Lantana species.
The larvae feed on Uapaca kirkiana, Uapaca nitida and Uapaca sansibarica.
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