Astictopterus abjecta

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Astictopterus abjecta
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Scientific classification
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Hesperiidae
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A. abjecta
Binomial name
Astictopterus abjecta
(Snellen, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila abjecta Snellen, 1872
  • Steropes furvus Mabille, 1890
  • Cyclopides uniformis Karsch, 1893
  • Leptalina niangarensis Holland, 1920

Astictopterus abjecta, the abject hopper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mayoumbe) and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests and humid Guinea savanna.

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