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Abantis cassualalla

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Abantis cassualalla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Abantis
Species:
A. cassualalla
Binomial name
Abantis cassualalla
Synonyms
  • Caprona cassualalla Bethune-Baker, 1911

Abantis cassualalla, the Kavango skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola and northern Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of very dry savanna.

Adults feed from the flowers of trees in spring. They are on wing from September to June. There are seasonal forms.

The larvae feed on Grewia species

References

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  1. ^ Caprona, funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.