Platylesches neba

Flower-girl hopper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Platylesches
Species:	P. neba
Binomial name
	Platylesches neba; (Hewitson, 1877)
Synonyms
	Hesperia neba Hewitson, 1877;

Platylesches neba, the flower-girl hopper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Zululand, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and south-western Africa. The habitat consists of moist and dry savanna.

The wingspan is 29–34 mm for males and 31–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from September to October and from February to April.^[2] They are attracted to flowers and mud-puddle.

The larvae feed on Parinari capensis and Parinari curatellifolia.^[3]

References

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

[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.

[ATBUT-3] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

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