Platylesches

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Platylesches
Flower-girl Hopper (Platylesches neba) (32360991174).jpg
Platylesches neba
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Platylesches
Holland, 1896

Platylesches is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, commonly called hoppers, found in Africa.

Species

Listed alphabetically: [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Platylesches Holland, 1896" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Platylesches Biodiversity Explorer