Abantis zambesiaca, the Zambezi paradise skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

It is found in western and southern Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba), Zambia, Malawi, Namibia (Caprivi), Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

[2] The habitat consists of savanna and Brachystegia woodland.

Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to May.

The larvae feed on Pericopsis angolensis and Swartzia madagascariensis.