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Ampittia capenas

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Genus
  
Ampittia

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Ampittia, Butterflies and moths, Fresna nyassae, Zenonia zeno, Coeliades pisistratus

Ampittia capenas, the riverine ranger or African bush hopper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of the banks of streams and rivers.

Adults are on wing from August to October and from February to April.

Subspecies

  • Ampittia capenas capenas (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe)
  • Ampittia capenas blanda Evans, 1947 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, eastern Zambia)

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    Ampittia capenas Wikipedia
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