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Leucochitonea
''Abantis'' is an Afrotropical genus of skipper (butterfly), skipper butterflies. They are also known as the paradise skippers. Their imagos are generally attractive with bold or colourful wing and/or body markings. They occur in either forest or savanna, and several species are very localized or thinly distributed. The territorial males are encountered more often than the females. Males engage territorial intruders, and are prone to very rapid and high flight, while females display more relaxed flight habits, closer to the ground. Plants of several families serve as food plants, and only one egg is oviposited per plant. The larva is pale and spotted to varying degrees, and pupates inside a leaf shelter drawn together by silk threads. Species *''Abantis adelica'' (Karsch, 1892) *''Abantis amneris'' (Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894) *''Abantis arctomarginata'' Lathy, 1901 *''Abantis bamptoni'' Collins & Larsen, 1994 *''Abantis bicolor'' (Trimen, 1864) *''Abantis bismarcki'' Karsch, 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abantis Amneris
''Leucochitonea amneris'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania, from Mount Kilimanjaro to Njombe and Tabora. References Endemic fauna of Tanzania Butterflies described in 1894 Tagiadini Butterflies of Africa {{Pyrginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abantis Bicolor
''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. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is 36–41 mm for males and 35–45 mm for females. There are two generations per year, with a peak in spring from October to November and a stronger peak in autumn from March to June. References Butterflies described in 1864 Tagiadini Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Roland Trimen {{Pyrginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abantis Venosa
''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. The larvae feed on '' Pterocarpus rotundifolius'' and ''Pterocarpus brenanii ''Pterocarpus brenanii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. References Pterocarpus, brenanii Flora of Mozambique Flora of Zambia Flora of Zimbabwe Least concern plants ...''. References Butterflies described in 1889 Tagiadini Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Roland Trimen {{Pyrginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abantis Paradisea '' species, '' Bridelia cathartica'', '' Bridelia micrantha'', '' ''Abantis paradisea'', the paradise skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and from Botswana to Somalia. The wingspan is for males and for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks in autumn from April to June and in spring from August to November. The larvae feed on '' Hibiscus tiliaceus'', '' Cola natalensis'', ''Annona ''Annona'' or Anona (from Taíno ''annon'') is a genus of flowering plants in the pawpaw/ sugar apple family, Annonaceae. It is the second largest genus in the family after '' Guatteria'', containing approximately 166 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abantis Levubu
''Abantis'' is an Afrotropical genus of skipper butterflies. They are also known as the paradise skippers. Their imagos are generally attractive with bold or colourful wing and/or body markings. They occur in either forest or savanna, and several species are very localized or thinly distributed. The territorial males are encountered more often than the females. Males engage territorial intruders, and are prone to very rapid and high flight, while females display more relaxed flight habits, closer to the ground. Plants of several families serve as food plants, and only one egg is oviposited per plant. The larva is pale and spotted to varying degrees, and pupates inside a leaf shelter drawn together by silk threads. Species *'' Abantis adelica'' (Karsch, 1892) *''Abantis amneris'' (Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894) *'' Abantis arctomarginata'' Lathy, 1901 *'' Abantis bamptoni'' Collins & Larsen, 1994 *''Abantis bicolor'' (Trimen, 1864) *'' Abantis bismarcki'' Karsch, 1892 *'' Abantis ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abantis Arctomarginata
''Abantis arctomarginata'', the tricoloured paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania (from the south-central part of the country to Iringa) and Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and .... The larvae feed on '' Uapaca kirkiana''. References Butterflies described in 1901 Tagiadini Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Percy Ireland Lathy {{Pyrginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abantis Lucretia
''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 Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the .... The habitat consists of forests. Adult males mud-puddle. Subspecies *''Abantis lucretia lucretia'' (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon) *''Abantis lucretia etoumbiensis'' Miller, 1971 (Congo, south-western Uganda) *''Abantis lucretia lofu'' Neave, 1910 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, northern Zambia) References Butterflies described in 1909 Tagiadini {{Pyrginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopian Zone or Ethiopian Region. Major ecological regions Most of the Afrotropical realm, except for Africa's southern tip, has a tropics, tropical climate. A broad belt of deserts, including the Atlantic coastal desert, Atlantic and Sahara deserts of northern Africa and the Arabian Desert of the Arabian Peninsula, separates the Afrotropic from the Palearctic realm, which includes northern Africa and temperate Eurasia. Sahel and Sudan South of the Sahara, two belts of tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, tropical grassland and savanna run east and west across the continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ethiopian Highlands. Immediately south of the Sahara lies the Sahel belt, a transitional zone of semi-arid sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abantis Tettensis
''Abantis tettensis'', the spotted velvet skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South-West Africa, Botswana, Transvaal, northern Cape, from Zimbabwe to Zaire and in Kenya. The wingspan is 35–40 mm for males and 35–45 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April (with a peak from October to November). There is one extended generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Grewia'' species including ''Grewia flava ''Grewia flava'', the brandy bush, wild currant, velvet raisin, or raisin tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa. A common shrub species, it is spreading into grasslands due to human rangeland man ...'' and '' Grewia monticola''. References Butterflies described in 1855 Tagiadini Taxa named by Carl Heinrich Hopffer {{Pyrginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abantis Tanobia
''Abantis tanobia'', the Ghana paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in western Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t .... The habitat consists of forests. Adults are on wing in December, January and February. References Endemic fauna of Ghana Butterflies described in 2005 Tagiadini {{Pyrginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
