Abantis arctomarginata - Tricoloured paradise skipper.

Species details:

Notes: Southern populations formerly included under this name are known as a separate species called Abantis bamptoni.
Distribution: Known from Tanzania and Malawi.
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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. 316. Including Abantis bamptonib
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae, p. 124, Online Encyclopaedia.

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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Abantis arctomarginata .
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403300, retrieved 31 March 2025

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