Abantis is an Afrotropical[2] genus of skipper butterflies.

[1] Their imagos are generally attractive with bold or colourful wing and/or body markings.

They occur in either forest or savanna, and several species are very localized or thinly distributed.

Males engage territorial intruders, and are prone to very rapid and high flight, while females display more relaxed flight habits, closer to the ground.

The larva is pale and spotted to varying degrees, and pupates inside a leaf shelter drawn together by silk threads.