Platylesches moritili

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Platylesches moritili
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Platylesches
Species:
P. moritili
Binomial name
Platylesches moritili
(Wallengren, 1857) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia moritiliWallengren, 1857
  • Apaustus zephoraPlötz, 1884
  • Pamphila heterophylaMabille, 1891
  • Pamphila amadhuMabille, 1891
  • Platylesches moritili f. costalisAurivillius, 1925

Platylesches moritili, the honey hopper or common hopper , is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Africa. In South Africa, it is found from KwaZulu-Natal, north along the coast and hinterland to Maputaland and from Mpumalanga to northern Gauteng and from the central Limpopo Province to Pafuri. The habitat consists of savanna and riverine forest.

The wingspan is 31–33 mm for males and 33–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, but are more common from March to May and from October to December. [2]

The larvae feed on the young foliage of Parinari curatellifolia . They are leaf green with a black to brown head. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Platylesches at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
  3. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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