Ampittia capenas capenas - Riverine ranger

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Ampittia capenas
Ampittia capenas

Photo(s): Left: Alan Gardiner, Catapu, Mozambique; right: Bart Wursten: Vunduzi River near Bunga Inselberg, Gorongosa National Park.

Species details:

Note: Flies from August-October and from February-April. The foodplants of its caterpillars are still unknown.
Distribution: Along streambanks and rivers in eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
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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. 324.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Hesperiinae, Online Encyclopaedia.



Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Ampittia capenas capenas.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401820, retrieved 18 October 2024

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