Abantis nigeriana

Abantis nigeriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Abantis
Species:
A. nigeriana
Binomial name
Abantis nigeriana
Butler, 1901[1]

Abantis nigeriana, the Nigerian paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, southern Sudan and Gabon.[2] The habitat consists of Guinea savanna.

Subspecies

  • Abantis nigeriana nigeriana (Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana to northern Nigeria)
  • Abantis nigeriana rougeoti Berger, 1959 (Gabon)

References

Wikispecies has information related to Abantis nigeriana.
  1. ^ Abantis Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.


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