Genus: Abantis

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > Hesperioidea > Family: Hesperiidae > Subfamily: Pyrginae

Species indigenous to southern Africa

List from Vári & Kroon (2002).

Abantis arctomarginata
Abantis bamptoni
Abantis bicolor (Bicoloured skipper)
Abantis paradisea (Paradise skipper)
Abantis tettensis (Spotted velvet skipper)
Abantis venosa (Veined skipper)
Abantis zambesiaca

Publications

VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.