# Abantis bamptoni

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***Abantis bamptoni***, **Bampton's paradise skipper**, is a [butterfly](/source/Butterfly) in the family [Hesperiidae](/source/Hesperiidae). It is found in [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe), [Mozambique](/source/Mozambique), western [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania), northern [Zambia](/source/Zambia) and the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo) (from [Shaba](/source/Katanga_Province) to [Mpala](/source/Mpala)).[2] The habitat consists of deciduous woodland, including *[Brachystegia](/source/Brachystegia)* woodland.

Adults have been recorded feeding from tall purple flowers, as well as from the flowers of *[Lantana](/source/Lantana)* species.

The larvae feed on *[Uapaca kirkiana](/source/Uapaca_kirkiana)*, *[Uapaca nitida](/source/Uapaca_nitida)* and *[Uapaca sansibarica](/source/Uapaca_sansibarica)*.

## References

1. [*Abantis*](http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/pyrginae/abantis/index.html), funet.fi

1. ["Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030759/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_pyrginae.doc). Archived from [the original](http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_pyrginae.doc) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

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