Abantis etoumbiensis

Description

Family Hesperiidae

'The Hesperiidae are members of the Superfamily Hesperioidea. Worldwide in distribution, skippers are richest in the tropics. More than 3,500 species are described, with approximately 275 in North America, many of which are found only in Arizona and Texas. Most skippers are small to medium, usually orange, brown, black, white, or gray. A few have iridescent colors. Skippers have large eyes, short antennae (often with hooked clubs), stout bodies, and three pairs of walking legs . Their flight is often rapid, making wing movement appear blurred. Adults of most species have long probicscises and feed on floral nectar, but some also take up nutrients from bird droppings. Males have scent scales found in modified forewing patches. Males of most species locate mates by perching (grass and giant-skippers), though some patrol, especially in the open-winged skippers. Globular eggs are laid singly.

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Family: Hesperiidae () - Latreille, 1809 - Skippers
        Genus: Abantis ()
        Specific name: etoumbiensis - Miller 1971
        Scientific name: - Abantis etoumbiensis Miller 1971

Notes

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Abantis

There are approximately 32 species in this genus:

A. arctomarginata · A. bicolor · A. bismarcki · A. contigua · A. efulensis · A. elegantula · A. eltringhami · A. etoumbiensis · A. flava · A. fulva · A. iruma · A. ja · A. leucogaster · A. lofu · A. lucretia · A. maesseni · A. meneliki · A. meru · A. namaquana · A. neavei · A. nigeriana · A. paradisea · A. plerotica · A. pseudonigeriana · A. rougeoti · A. rubra · A. tettensis · A. trimeni · A. umvulensis · A. venosa · A. vidua · A. zambesiaca

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7711192
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-180377.0
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1586445

Footnotes

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=19&sci=Hesperiidae&com=Skippers [back]