Biology:Abantis pseudonigeriana

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Abantis pseudonigeriana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Abantis
Species:
A. pseudonigeriana
Binomial name
Abantis pseudonigeriana
Usher, 1984[1]

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.[2] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Adult males have been found feeding on dead turtles and dead fish but are also attracted to flowers. There is a dry-season and a wet-season form.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4663444 entry