• Source: Abantis pillaana

Abantis pillaana, the ragged skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, from Mozambique to eastern Africa, Ethiopia and south-western Arabia.
The wingspan is 30–37 mm for males and 35–44 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks from September to November and from March to May in southern Africa.
The larvae feed on Grewia species (including Grewia flava and Grewia monticola), Dombeya species (including Dombeya rotundifolia and Dombeya burgessiae) and Sterculia quinqueloba.




References

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• Abantis pillaana
• Abantis
• List of butterflies of Ghana
• List of butterflies of South Africa
• List of butterflies of Nigeria
• List of butterflies of Zambia
• List of butterflies of Mozambique
• List of butterflies of Eswatini
• List of butterflies of Ethiopia
• List of butterflies of Botswana