Abantis pseudonigeriana

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Abantis pseudonigeriana, the beige paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern Senegal, Guinea, northern Sierra Leone, northern Ghana and Nigeria.{{Cite web |url=http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_pyrginae.doc |title=Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae |access-date=2013-01-22 |archive-date=2013-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030759/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_pyrginae.doc |url-status=dead }} The habitat consists of dry savanna.

Adult males have been found feeding on dead turtles and dead fish but are also attracted to flowers. There is a dry-season and a wet-season form.

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Category:Butterflies described in 1984

Category:Tagiadini

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