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Zambezi Paradise Skipper
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Zambezi Paradise Skipper

Abantis zambesiaca

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.

Adults are attracted to flowers and adult males mud-puddle. Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to May.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 136401.