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Abantis tettensis (Spotted Velvet Skipper)

Wikipedia Abstract

Abantis tettensis, the spotted velvet skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South-West Africa, Botswana, Transvaal, northern Cape, from Zimbabwe to Zaire and in Kenya. The wingspan is 35–40 mm for males and 35–45 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April (with a peak from October to November). There is one extended generation per year. The larvae feed on Grewia species including Grewia flava and Grewia monticola.
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Prey / Diet

Grewia bicolor (White Raisin)[1]
Grewia flava (Velvet Raisin)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0