Ampittia capenas

Ampittia capenas, the riverine ranger or African bush hopper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

Riverine ranger
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

Range and habitat
The nominate subspecies at Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique

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.

Habits

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

References
  1. Ampittia, funet.fi
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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