Ampittia capenas
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Riverine ranger | |
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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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Binomial name | |
Ampittia capenas | |
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Ampittia capenas, the riverine ranger or African bush hopper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.
Range and habitat
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The nominate subspecies at Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique
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.
Habits
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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