Ampittia capenas

Ampittia capenas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Ampittia
Species: A. capenas
Binomial name
Ampittia capenas
(Hewitson, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cyclopides capenas Hewitson, 1868
  • Cyclopides derbice Hewitson, 1877

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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