| Abantis tanobia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Abantis |
| Species: | A. tanobia |
| Binomial name | |
| Abantis tanobia Collins & Larsen, 2005 [1] | |
Abantis tanobia, the Ghana paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in western Ghana. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are on wing in December, January and February.
Abantis bicolor, the bicoloured skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae and the subfamily Pyrginae. Described in 1864 and endemic to South Africa, the bicoloured skipper is restricted to lowland forests from the Eastern Cape to the southern and northern coasts of KwaZulu-Natal.
Abantis adelica, the western ragged skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana, Togo, northern Nigeria, north-western Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Malawi and possibly southern Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda. The habitat consists of Guinea savanna.
Abantis cassualalla, the Kavango skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola and northern Namibia. The habitat consists of very dry savanna.
Abantis arctomarginata, the tricoloured paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania and Malawi.
Abantis bamptoni, Bampton's paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, western Tanzania, northern Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of deciduous woodland, including Brachystegia woodland.
Abantis bismarcki, Bismarck's paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, northern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda and western Kenya. The habitat consists of the transition zone between dry forests and Guinea savanna.
Abantis contigua, the contiguous paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and Zambia. The habitat consists of deciduous woodland.
Abantis efulensis is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Abantis elegantula, the elegant paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests, including forest-savanna mosaic.
Abantis eltringhami is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon.
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. The habitat consists of forests.
Abantis leucogaster, the streaked paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests and well-developed secondary forests.
Abantis lucretia, or Lucretia's paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1909. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.
Abantis nigeriana, the Nigerian paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, southern Sudan and Gabon. The habitat consists of Guinea savanna.
Abantis meneliki is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti.
Abantis meru is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya, where it is only known from the highlands east of the Rift Valley. It is part of the taxonomic subspecies of hesperiidae.
Abantis pseudonigeriana, the beige paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern Senegal, Guinea, northern Sierra Leone, northern Ghana and Nigeria. The habitat consists of dry savanna.
Abantis rubra, the russet paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
Abantis vidua is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba) and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of deciduous woodland.
Abantis zambesiaca, the Zambezi paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in western and southern Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba), Zambia, Malawi, Namibia (Caprivi), Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of savanna and Brachystegia woodland.
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