Biology:Platylesches

Short description: Genus of butterflies

Platylesches
Platylesches neba
Scientific classification
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:

• Platylesches affinissima Strand, 1920
• Platylesches ayresii (Trimen, 1889) – peppered hopper
• Platylesches batangae (Holland, 1894)
• Platylesches chamaeleon (Mabille, 1891)
• Platylesches dolomitica Henning & Henning, 1997 – hilltop hopper, dolomite hopper
• Platylesches fosta Evans, 1937
• Platylesches galesa (Hewitson, 1877) – white-tail hopper, black hopper
• Platylesches hassani Collins & Larsen, 2008
• Platylesches heathi Collins & Larsen, 2008
• Platylesches iva Evans, 1937
• Platylesches lamba Neave, 1910
• Platylesches langa Evans, 1937
• Platylesches larseni Kielland, 1992
• Platylesches moritili (Wallengren, 1857) – common hopper, honey hopper
• Platylesches neba (Hewitson, 1877) – flower-girl hopper
• Platylesches panga Evans, 1937
• Platylesches picanini (Holland, 1894) – banded hopper
• Platylesches rasta Evans, 1937
• Platylesches robustus Neave, 1910 – robust hopper
• Platylesches rossii Belcastro, 1986
• Platylesches shona Evans, 1937
• Platylesches tina Evans, 1937 – small hopper

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 79 c

Wikidata ☰ Q1762355 entry