Abantis venosa - Veined skipper

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Bela Vista, Gorongosa National Park.

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Distribution: Southern DRC. Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa.
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Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 317.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 372.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae, p. 140, Online Encyclopaedia.

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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Abantis venosa .
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403280, retrieved 13 July 2025

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