Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Abantis venosa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Abantis Rank Species | |
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Similar Abantis, Leucochitonea levubu, Fresna nyassae, Crudaria leroma, Physcaeneura panda | ||
Abantis venosa, the veined skipper or veined paradise skipper, 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.
The larvae feed on Pterocarpus rotundifolius and Pterocarpus brenanii.
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