Abantis zambesiaca
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Abantis zambesiaca (Westwood, 1874)[1]
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Abantis zambesiaca, the Zambezi paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in western and southern Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba), Zambia, Malawi, Namibia (Caprivi), Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of savanna and Brachystegia woodland.
Adults are attracted to flowers and adult males mud-puddle. Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to May.
The larvae feed on Pericopsis angolensis and Swartzia madagascariensis.
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