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词条 Abantis paradisea
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| genus = Abantis
| species = paradisea
| authority = (Butler, 1870)[1]
| synonyms =
  • Leucochitonea paradisea Butler, 1870
  • Hesperia [Oxynetra] namaquana Westwood, 1874

}}

Abantis paradisea, the paradise skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and from Botswana to Somalia.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm for males and 43–55 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks in autumn from April to June and in spring from August to November.[2]

The larvae feed on Hibiscus tiliaceus, Cola natalensis, Annona species, Bridelia cathartica, Bridelia micrantha, Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia, Lonchocarpus caprassa and Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius.

References

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1. ^Abantis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. ^{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa|year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}
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4 : Butterflies described in 1870|Tagiadini|Butterflies of Africa|Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler

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