Bicoloured skipper | |
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Imago at Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Abantis |
Species: | A. bicolor
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Binomial name | |
Abantis bicolor | |
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range [3] | |
Synonyms | |
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Abantis bicolor, the bicoloured skipper, [4] is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae and the subfamily Pyrginae. Described in 1864 [5] and endemic to South Africa, the bicoloured skipper is restricted to lowland forests from the Eastern Cape to the southern and northern coasts of KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 36–41 mm for males and 35–45 mm for females. There are two generations per year, with a peak in spring from October to November and a stronger peak in autumn from March to June. [6]
Bicoloured skipper | |
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Imago at Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Abantis |
Species: | A. bicolor
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Binomial name | |
Abantis bicolor | |
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range [3] | |
Synonyms | |
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Abantis bicolor, the bicoloured skipper, [4] is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae and the subfamily Pyrginae. Described in 1864 [5] and endemic to South Africa, the bicoloured skipper is restricted to lowland forests from the Eastern Cape to the southern and northern coasts of KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 36–41 mm for males and 35–45 mm for females. There are two generations per year, with a peak in spring from October to November and a stronger peak in autumn from March to June. [6]