Abantis bicolor
Species of butterfly
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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.
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| Bicoloured skipper | |
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| Imago at Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Abantis |
| Species: | A. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Abantis bicolor | |
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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]
