Abantis venosa

Veined paradise skipper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Abantis
Species:	A. venosa
Binomial name
	Abantis venosa; Trimen, 1889[1]
Synonyms
	Leucochitonea umvulensis Sharpe, 1890; Abantis plerotica Karsch, 1896; Abantis venosa f. fulva Evans, 1937; Abantis flava Evans, 1937;

Abantis venosa, the veined skipper or veined paradise skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Zululand, Eswatini, 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.[2]

The larvae feed on Pterocarpus rotundifolius and Pterocarpus brenanii.

References

Abantis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[1] Abantis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.