Biology:Platylesches larseni
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Platylesches larseni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Platylesches |
| Species: | P. larseni
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| Binomial name | |
| Platylesches larseni Kielland, 1992[1]
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Platylesches larseni is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania (the Mpanda District).[2] The habitat consists of riverine forests at altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 1,600 meters.
Adults males mud-puddle and feed from bird droppings. Adults are on wing from July to August.
References
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- ↑ "Platylesches Holland, 1896" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
Wikidata ☰ Q16757537 entry
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