Abantis ja

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Djah paradise skipper
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Abantis
Species:
A. ja
Binomial name
Abantis ja

Abantis ja, the Djah paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1909. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (May 23, 2012). "Abantis ja Druce, 1909". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.