Abantis rubra

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| image = Pl.12-01-Abantis rubra Holland, 1920.JPG

| genus = Abantis

| species = rubra

| authority = Holland, 1920[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/pyrginae/abantis/index.html Abantis], funet.fi

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Abantis rubra, the russet paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{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 forests.