Ampittia capenas
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Ampittia |
| Species: | A. capenas |
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| Ampittia capenas (Hewitson, 1868)[1] | |
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Ampittia capenas, the riverine ranger or African bush hopper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of the banks of streams and rivers.
Adults are on wing from August to October and from February to April.
Subspecies
- Ampittia capenas capenas (eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe)
- Ampittia capenas blanda Evans, 1947 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, eastern Zambia)
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